SELACHIAN Definition & Meaning

selachian

[ si-ley-kee-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.

noun

a selachian fish.

selachian

/ ��ɪˈ��ɪ��ɪə�� /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Selachii (or Elasmobranchii ), a large subclass of cartilaginous fishes including the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skates

noun

any fish belonging to the subclass Selachii

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of selachian¹

1825–35; < New Latin Selachi ( i ) (plural) name of the order (< Greek ��á��󾱴ǲ� (singular) resembling a shark, cartilaginous, adj. derivative of ��á��ǲ� shark, ray) + -an

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of selachian¹

C19: from New Latin ��ī, from Greek ��ŧ a shark; related to Greek selas brightness

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Pressed to propose a ‘real animal identity’ for the creature, Heuvelmans noted in a magazine article that it could be “some kind of gigantic eel-like selachian”, which would be a huge deal if correct.

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Of the archipallium, the portion which constitutes the olfactory lobe is well formed in the selachian fish.

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