ELASMOBRANCH

Meaning of ELASMOBRANCH in English

[elas.mo.branch] n, pl -branchs [ultim. fr. Gk elasmos metal plate (fr. elaunein) + branchia gills] (1872): any of a subclass (Elasmobranchii) of cartilaginous fishes that have five to seven lateral to ventral gill openings on each side and that comprise the sharks, rays, skates, and extinct related fishes -- elasmobranch adj

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ELASMOBRANCH — noun (plural -branchs) Etymology: ultimately from Greek elasmos metal plate (from elaunein) + branchia gills Date: 1872 any of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELASMOBRANCH — I. ə̇ˈlazməˌbraŋk adjective also elas·mo·bran·chi·an ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|braŋkēən ; or elas·mo·bran·chi·ate -kēə̇t, -kēˌāt Etymology: elasmobranch from New Latin Elasmobranchii; elasmobranchian, elasmobranchiate from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELASMOBRANCH — (n.) One of the Elasmobranchii.
Английский словарь Webster
ELASMOBRANCH — (a.) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
Английский словарь Webster
ELASMOBRANCH — ( n. ) One of the Elasmobranchii.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ELASMOBRANCH — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
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ELASMOBRANCH — /i las"meuh brangk', i laz"-/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii, the subclass of cartilaginous fishes comprising …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELASMOBRANCH — noun ( plural -branchs ) Etymology: ultimately from Greek elasmos metal plate (from elaunein ) + branchia gills Date: 1872 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELASMOBRANCH — noun one of the elasmobranchii. 2. elasmobranch ·adj of or pertaining to the elasmobranchii.
Webster English vocab
ELASMOBRANCH — [ ɪ'lazmə(ʊ)braŋk ] ■ noun Zoology a cartilaginous fish of a group (subclass Elasmobranchii) that comprises the sharks, rays, and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ELASMOBRANCH — n. Zool. any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Chondrichthyes, e.g. sharks, skates, rays. [mod.L elasmobranchii f. Gk elasmos beaten metal …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ELASMOBRANCH — n. Zool. any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Chondrichthyes, e.g. sharks, skates, rays. [ mod.L elasmobranchii f. Gk elasmos beaten …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ELASMOBRANCH — n. Zool. any cartilaginous fish of the subclass Chondrichthyes, e.g. sharks, skates, rays. Etymology: mod.L elasmobranchii f. Gk elasmos beaten …
Oxford English vocab
ELASMOBRANCH — n. Pronunciation: i- ' laz-m ə - ˌ bra ŋ k Function: noun Inflected Form: plural -branchs Etymology: ultimately from …
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CLOACA — noun (plural ~e) see: clyster Date: 1599 sewer III, the common chamber into which the intestinal and urogenital tracts discharge …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELASMOBRANCHIATE — I. adjective see elasmobranch I II. noun see elasmobranch II
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ELASMOBRANCHIAN — I. adjective see elasmobranch I II. noun see elasmobranch II
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SHARK — I. ˈshärk, ˈshȧk noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : any of numerous elasmobranch fishes that conform …
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RAY — I. ˈrā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English raye, from Middle French raie, from Latin raia : any of …
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PLACOID — I. ˈplaˌkȯid adjective Etymology: plac- + -oid 1. : consisting of a basal plate of dentine of dermal origin embedded …
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CHIMAERA — I. chimaera variant of chimera II. chi·mae·ra kīˈmirə, -mē- also kə̇- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin 1. capitalized : …
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TRYPANORHYNCHA — trə̇ˌpanəˈriŋkə, ˌtripənōˈr- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from trypan- + Greek rhynchos snout — more at rhynch- : …
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TRIAKIDAE — trīˈakəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Triakis, type genus (from Greek triakis three times) + -idae; from …
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TETRAPHYLLIDEA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷fəˈlidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from tetra- + phyll- + -idea : an order of Cestoda comprising …
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TECTOSPONDYLI — ˌtektōˈspändəˌlī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin tectum roof + New Latin -o- + -spondyli in …
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SQUALOIDEA — skwāˈlȯidēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Squalus + -oidea 1. : a suborder of Pleurotremata comprising those …
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SELACHII — -kēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, irregular from selachos cartilaginous fish; akin to Greek selas light, brightness — …
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SAND SHARK — noun : any of numerous elasmobranch fishes native to sandy bottoms and usually to shallow seas: as a. : a …
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ROSTRUM — ˈrästrəm sometimes ˈrȯs- noun ( plural rostrums -trəmz ; or ros·tra -trə) Etymology: Latin rostrum muzzle, beak, ship's beak, & …
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RHINOBATOS — rīˈnäbəd.əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, a fish, perhaps of the genus Rhinobatos, from rhinē, from rhinē, …
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RHINOBATIDAE — ˌrīnōˈbad.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Rhinobatos, type genus + -idae : a family of viviparous elasmobranch …
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RHINCODON — ˈriŋkəˌdän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from rhinc- (irregular from Latin rhina, a shark) + -odon : a genus …
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