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Meaning of SELACHIAN

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
 
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 Synonyms: elasmobranch
 
 See Also: cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian, Elasmobranchii, ray, Selachii, shark, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Se*la"chi*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Selachii. See Illustration in Appendix.
 
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