单词 | selachian |
释义 | selachianadj.n. Zoology. A. adj. Of or belonging to the genus Selache (Cuvier) of sharks, or to the group Selachii, the sharks and their allies. ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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