Definitions for: Selachii


[n] sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates



Webster (1913) Definition: Se*la"chi*i, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having
cartilages instead of bones.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the
Plagiostomi. Called also Selacha, Selache, and
Selachoidei.

Synonyms: Elasmobranchii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii

See Also: Alopiidae, Batoidei, Carcharhinidae, Carchariidae, Cetorhinidae, Chondrichthyes, class, class Chondrichthyes, elasmobranch, family Alopiidae, family Carcharhinidae, family Carchariidae, family Cetorhinidae, family Hexanchidae, family Lamnidae, family Odontaspididae, family Orectolobidae, family Rhincodontidae, family Scyliorhinidae, family Sphyrnidae, family Squalidae, family Squatinidae, family Triakidae, Hexanchidae, Lamnidae, Odontaspididae, order Batoidei, order Rajiformes, order Torpediniformes, Orectolobidae, Rajiformes, Rhincodontidae, Scyliorhinidae, selachian, Sphyrnidae, Squalidae, Squatinidae, Torpediniformes, Triakidae

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