selachian

selachian

(sɪˈleɪkɪən) adj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Selachii (or Elasmobranchii), a large subclass of cartilaginous fishes including the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skatesn (Animals) any fish belonging to the subclass Selachii Also: elasmobranch [C19: from New Latin Selachiī, from Greek selakhē a shark; related to Greek selas brightness]

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selachian - any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skateselasmobranchcartilaginous fish, chondrichthian - fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossifiedElasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skatesshark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scalesray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins