Elasmobranchii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
subclass Selachii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Elasmobranchii — E*las mo*bran chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a metal plate + L. branchia a gill.] (Zo[ o]l.) A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chim[ae]ra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Elasmobranchii — Taxobox name = Elasmobranchii (rays and sharks) image width = 250px image caption = Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii subclassis authority =… … Wikipedia
Chondrichthyes — Cartilaginous fishes Temporal range: 461–0 Ma[1] … Wikipedia
Requiem shark — Requiem sharks Temporal range: Early Eocene–Recent[1] … Wikipedia
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
Black dogfish — Conservation status Least Concern ( … Wikipedia
Selachii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
vertebrate — /verr teuh brit, brayt /, adj. 1. having vertebrae; having a backbone or spinal column. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Vertebrata (or Craniata), a subphylum of chordate animals, comprising those having a brain enclosed in a skull or cranium… … Universalium
