Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Elasmobranchii"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Elasmobranchii
n : sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii}, {subclass
Elasmobranchii}, {Selachii}, {subclass Selachii}]
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