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cartilaginous fish
cartilaginous fishn. Any of various fishes of the class Chondrichthyes, having a skeleton consisting mainly of cartilage rather than bone, and including the sharks, skates, rays, and chimaeras.cartilaginous fish n (Animals) any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, including the sharks, skates, and rays, having a skeleton composed entirely of cartilage cartilag′inous fish`
n. any of various fishes of the class Chondrichthyes, including the sharks, skates, and rays, having a skeleton composed mainly of cartilage. [1760–70] car·ti·lag·i·nous fish (kär′tl-ăj′ə-nəs) A fish whose skeleton is made mainly of cartilage. Sharks, rays, and skates are cartilaginous fishes. Compare bony fish, jawless fish.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cartilaginous fish - fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossifiedchondrichthianChondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fishesholocephalan, holocephalian - fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tailelasmobranch, selachian - any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skatesfish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" |
cartilaginous fish
cartilaginous fish[¦kärd·əl¦aj·ə·nas ′fish] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for all members of the class Chondrichthyes. cartilaginous fish
cartilaginous fish any fish of the classes Chondrichthyes or Elasmobranchii, including the sharks, skates and rays, whose skeleton is entirely cartilaginous.cartilaginous fish
Synonyms for cartilaginous fishnoun fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossifiedSynonymsRelated Words- Chondrichthyes
- class Chondrichthyes
- holocephalan
- holocephalian
- elasmobranch
- selachian
- fish
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