Elasmobranchii
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Proper noun
[edit]Elasmobranchii
- Sharks, rays, and skates
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes.
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Chondrichthyes.[1]
Hypernyms
[edit]- (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Chondrichthyes - superclass[1]
Hyponyms
[edit]- (class): Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks), Heterodontiformes (bullhead sharks, etc), Hexanchiformes, Lamniformes (mackerel sharks), Myliobatiformes (stingrays etc), Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks), Pristiformes (sawfishes), Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks), Rajiformes (rays and skates), Squaliformes (dogfish sharks), Squatiniformes (angel sharks), Torpediniformes (electric rays) - orders[1]
References
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Elasmobranchii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Elasmobranchii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Elasmobranchii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
