Chondrostei
plural noun
Chon·dros·tei
känˈdrästēˌī
: an order of Teleostomi comprising fishes having a largely cartilaginous skeleton and skin that is scaleless or bears bony bucklers and including the sturgeons, paddlefishes, and extinct related fishes compare glaniostomi , selachostomi
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from chondr- + -ostei (plural of -osteus)