elasmobranch

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e·las·mo·branch

E0065300 (ĭ-lăz′mə-brăngk′)n. Any of various cartilaginous fishes of the subclass Elasmobranchii, having five to seven pairs of lateral gill slits and including the sharks, rays, and skates.

[From New Latin Elasmobranchiī, subclass name : Greek elasmos, metal beaten out (from elaunein, elas-, to beat) + Latin branchia, gill; see branchia.]

e·las′mo·branch′ adj.

elasmobranch

(ɪˈlæsməˌbræŋk; ɪˈlæz-) n (Animals) any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Elasmobranchii (or Selachii), which includes the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skatesadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Elasmobranchii Also called: selachian [C19: from New Latin elasmobranchii, from Greek elasmos metal plate + brankhia gills]

e•las•mo•branch

(ɪˈlæs məˌbræŋk, ɪˈlæz-)

adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii, the subclass of cartilaginous fishes comprising the sharks and rays. n. 2. an elasmobranch fish. [1870–75; < New Latin Elasmobranchii < Greek elasm(ós) beaten metal]

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elasmobranch - any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skatesselachiancartilaginous fish, chondrichthian - fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossifiedElasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skatesshark - any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scalesray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

elasmobranch

(ĭlăs`məbrăngk), cartilaginous fish, member of the subclass Elasmobranchii of the vertebrate class Chondrichthyes (see ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
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member of a group of almost exclusively marine and predaceous fishes. There are about 250 species of sharks, ranging from the 2-ft (60-cm) pygmy shark to 50-ft (15-m) giants. They are found in all seas, but are most abundant in warm waters.
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extremely flat-bodied cartilaginous marine fish, related to the shark. The pectoral fins of most rays are developed into broad, flat, winglike appendages, attached all along the sides of the head; the animal swims by rippling movements of these wings.
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elasmobranch

Related to elasmobranch: Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, Cartilaginous fishes, Chondrichthyans

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Synonyms for elasmobranch

noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks

Synonyms

selachian

Related Words

cartilaginous fish
chondrichthian
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
subclass Elasmobranchii
subclass Selachii
shark
ray