selachian (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *selachian*:
NOUN	animal	selachian, elasmobranch	any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales

English > *selachian*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates.
Synonym	elasmobranch
Member of	Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii	sharks
Narrower	ray	cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside
Narrower	shark	Any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales
Broader	cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian	fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
Spanish	seláceo, selacio
Catalan	selaci

HyperDic: selachian