chondropterygiann.adj.
/ˌkɒndrɒptəˈrɪdʒ(ɪ)ən/ Zoology.
A. n.
A member of the order Chondropterygii, fishes having a cartilaginous endo-skeleton, as the shark, ray, and sturgeon.
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cartilaginean1835
selachian1835
chondropterygian1837
elasmobranch1873
1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. xvi. vii. 369 Fish form two distinct series;—that of fish properly so called, and that of chondropterygians or cartilaginous fish.
1861 J. Couch Hist. Fishes Brit. Islands I. 3 The Cartilaginous state of the endo-skeleton of Cuvier's chondropterygians.
B. adj.
= chondropterygious adj.
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the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [adjective] > of Chondrichthyes
cartilagineous1646
cartilaginous1710
chondropterygious1826
chondropterygian1881
1881 Academy 1 Jan. 11/3 Dr. Günther [adopts] the grouping together of the Ganoid and Chondropterygian fishes into a single sub-class, that of the Palaeichthyes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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