HyperDic: elasmobranchii

English > 1 sense of the word Elasmobranchii:
NOUNanimalElasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachiisharks
English > Elasmobranchii: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningsharks; rays; dogfishes; skates.
Synonymssubclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii
Member ofChondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyescartilaginous fishes
MembersAlopiidae, family Alopiidaethresher sharks
Carcharhinidae, family Carcharhinidaelargest family of living sharks
Carchariidae, family Carchariidae, Odontaspididae, family Odontaspididaesand sharks
Cetorhinidae, family CetorhinidaeIn some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks
Hexanchidae, family HexanchidaePrimitive sharks
Lamnidae, family LamnidaeOceanic sharks
Orectolobidae, family Orectolobidaenurse sharks and carpet sharks
Rajiformes, order Rajiformes, Batoidei, order Batoideifish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies
Rhincodontidae, family Rhincodontidaesmall-toothed sharks comprising only one species
Scyliorhinidae, family Scyliorhinidaesmall bottom-dwelling sharks
Sphyrnidae, family Sphyrnidaehammerhead sharks
Squalidae, family Squalidaedogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin
Squatinidae, family Squatinidaebottom-dwelling ray-like sharks
Torpediniformes, order Torpediniformesrays with bodies shaped like torpedoes
Triakidae, family Triakidaesmall sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins
elasmobranch, selachianAny of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
SpanishElasmobranchii, seláceos, Selachii, subclase Elasmobranchii, subclase Selachii

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