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单词 selachian
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selachianadj.n.

/sɪˈleɪkɪən/
Forms: Also selacian, selacean.
Etymology: < modern Latin Selachē ( < Greek σελάχη, plural of σέλαχος shark) or its derivative Selachiī + -ian suffix. Compare French sélacien (Cuvier).
Zoology.
A. adj.
Of or belonging to the genus Selache (Cuvier) of sharks, or to the group Selachii, the sharks and their allies.
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the world > animals > fish > subclass Elasmobranchii > [adjective]
selachian1870
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 38 A few Selachian fishes.
B. n.
A shark or allied fish.
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the world > animals > fish > superclass Agnatha > [noun] > class Chondrichthyes > member of
cartilaginean1835
selachian1835
chondropterygian1837
elasmobranch1873
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxi. 391 The Selacians.
1857 L. J. R. Agassiz Contrib. Nat. Hist. U.S.A. I. 82 (note) I would, therefore, propose the name of Selachians for a distinct class embracing the Sharks, Skates and Chimæras.
1861 C. Darwin Origin of Species (ed. 3) xi. 364 The selaceans or sharks.
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