selachian

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von selachian im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Pertaining to the genus Selache, comparising various sharks; shark-like

One of the Selachii

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{i} type of vertebrate family of fish that includes sharks and rays

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

Silbentrennung

se·la·chi·an

Etymologie

() From scientific Latin Selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (“shark”).