Cladoselache
noun
Clad·o·sel·a·che
ˌkladəˈselə(ˌ)kē
: a genus (the type of the family Cladoselachidae) comprising the most primitive known sharklike fishes, restricted to the upper Devonian and with a few other extinct forms constituting the subclass Pleuropterygii
cladoselachian adjective or noun
¦kladōsə̇¦lākēən
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from clad- + -selache (from Greek selachos fish with cartilaginous skeleton)