We found 2 definitions of chondrichthian from 2 different sources.
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chondrichthian - fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified | ||
cartilaginous fish | ||
fish any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" | ||
chondrichthyes, class chondrichthyes cartilaginous fishes | ||
holocephalan, holocephalian fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail |