Chondrichthyes

See also: chondrichthyes

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, corn, cartilage”) + ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”)

Proper noun

Chondrichthyes

1. Cartilaginous fish.
   1. A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata.
   2. A taxonomic class within the infraphylum Gnathostomata.

Hypernyms

• (superclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum

Hyponyms

• (superclass): Elasmobranchii (rays and sharks), Holocephali (chimaeras etc.) – classes

Descendants

• → English: chondrichthye

References

• Chondrichthyes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chondrichthyes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chondrichthyes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Chondrichthyes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Chondrichthyes at AnimalBase
• Chondrichthyes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Chondrichthyes at the Tree of Life Web Project
• Chondrichthyes at World Register of Marine Species