English > class Chondrichthyes: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | cartilaginous fishes. |
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| Synonym | Chondrichthyes |
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| Member of | Vertebrata, subphylum Vertebrata, Craniata, subphylum Craniata | fishes |
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| Members | Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii | sharks |
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| Holocephali, subclass Holocephali | chimaeras and extinct forms |
| cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian | fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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| Spanish | Chondrichthyes, clase Chondrichthyes, condrictios |
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| Catalan | Chondrichthyes, Condricti |
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