Selachii

Selachii
noun
sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑class Chondrichthyes
• Member Meronyms:

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\\-kēˌī\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, irregular from selachos cartilaginous fish; akin to Greek selas light, brightness — more at selen-
in some classifications : a variously delimited group of elasmobranch fishes:
a. : a primary division of Pisces that includes all the elasmobranchs and is equivalent to Chondrichthyes
b. : a class or subclass that includes all the elasmobranchs except the chimaeras
c. : a subclass or order that includes the existing sharks and rays as distinguished from the extinct Pleuropterygii and Ichthyotomi
d. : a suborder that includes the existing sharks as distinguished from the rays and is equivalent to Pleurotremata

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  • Selachii — Se*la chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having cartilages instead of bones.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also {Selacha}, {Selache}, and {Selachoidei}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Selachii — ⇒ Elasmobranchii …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • Selachii — Haie Weißer Hai (Carcharodon carcharias) Systematik Reihe: Chondrichthiomorphi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • selachii — se·la·chii …   English syllables

  • subclass Selachii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • АКУЛЫ — (Selachii), отряд или, по другой классификации, надотряд (Selachomorpha, Selachoidea, Selachioidei) рыб. Все 350 375 ныне живущих видов характеризуются хрящевым скелетом, 5 7 жаберными щелями по бокам от головы, похожими на зубы плакоидными… …   Энциклопедия Кольера

  • Selacha — Selachii Se*la chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having cartilages instead of bones.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also {Selacha}, {Selache}, and {Selachoidei}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Selache — Selachii Se*la chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having cartilages instead of bones.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also {Selacha}, {Selache}, and {Selachoidei}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Selachoidei — Selachii Se*la chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having cartilages instead of bones.] (Zo[ o]l.) An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also {Selacha}, {Selache}, and {Selachoidei}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chondrichthian — /kon drik thee euhn/, n. any member of the class Chondrichthyes, comprising the cartilaginous fishes. [ < NL, equiv. to chondr CHONDR + Gk ichthýes (pl.) fish] * * * ▪ fish class Introduction class name  Chondrichthyes,  or  Selachii    any… …   Universalium

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