selachian

se·la·chi·an  (s-lk-n)

adj.

Of or belonging to the order Selachii of elasmobranch fishes that includes the sharks and in some classifications also the rays and skates.

n.

A member of this order.

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[Probably from New Latin Selachi, order name, from Greek selakhios, cartilaginous, from selakhos, cartilaginous fish.]

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selachian [sɪˈleɪkɪən]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Selachii (or Elasmobranchii), a large subclass of cartilaginous fishes including the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skates

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any fish belonging to the subclass Selachii Also elasmobranch

[from New Latin Selachiī, from Greek selakhē a shark; related to Greek selas brightness]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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