HyperDic: selachian

English > 1 sense of the word selachian:
NOUNanimalselachian, elasmobranchany of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales
English > selachian: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates.
Synonymelasmobranch
Member ofElasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachiisharks
Narrowerraycartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside
sharkAny of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
Broadercartilaginous fish, chondrichthianfishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
Spanishseláceo, selacio
Catalanselaci

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