Elasmobranchii
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Proper noun
[edit]Elasmobranchii
- The 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
[edit]- Elasmobranchii on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Elasmobranchii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Elasmobranchii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons