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selachian

American  
[si-ley-kee-uhn] / sɪˈleɪ ki ən /

adjective

  1. belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.

noun

  1. a selachian fish.

selachian British  
/ sɪˈleɪkɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Selachii (or Elasmobranchii ), a large subclass of cartilaginous fishes including the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skates

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noun

  1. any fish belonging to the subclass Selachii

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Etymology

Origin of selachian

1825–35; < New Latin Selachi ( i ) (plural) name of the order (< Greek seláchios (singular) resembling a shark, cartilaginous, adj. derivative of seláchos shark, ray) + -an

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