SELACHIAN


Meaning of SELACHIAN in English

[ sɪ'leɪkɪən ]

■ noun Zoology a cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks and dogfishes.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Selachii (former class name, from Gk selakhos 'shark') + -an .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.