Definition of elasmobranchii Elasmobranchii
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WordNet
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| elasmobranchii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates | ||
| subclass Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Selachii | ||
| class elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class" | ||
| chondrichthyes, class chondrichthyes cartilaginous fishes | ||
| elasmobranch, selachian any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates | ||
| family hexanchidae, hexanchidae primitive sharks | ||
| family lamnidae, lamnidae oceanic sharks | ||
| cetorhinidae, family cetorhinidae in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks | ||
| alopiidae, family alopiidae thresher sharks | ||
| family orectolobidae, orectolobidae nurse sharks and carpet sharks | ||
| carchariidae, family carchariidae, family odontaspididae, odontaspididae sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae | ||
| family rhincodontidae, rhincodontidae small-toothed sharks comprising only one species | ||
| family scyliorhinidae, scyliorhinidae small bottom-dwelling sharks | ||
| carcharhinidae, family carcharhinidae largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks | ||
| family triakidae, triakidae small sharks with smooth skins and lacking spines on their dorsal fins | ||
| family squalidae, squalidae dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin | ||
| family sphyrnidae, sphyrnidae hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks | ||
| family squatinidae, squatinidae bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks | ||
| order torpediniformes, torpediniformes rays with bodies shaped like torpedoes | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- elasmobranchii (n. pl.)
A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and the Chimaera. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.
Part of speech
🔤- elasmobranchii, noun, singular of elasmobranchiis / elasmobranchiies.
