SELACHIAN


Meaning of SELACHIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈlā-kē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek selachos cartilaginous phosphorescent fish; akin to Greek selas brightness

Date: 1835

: any of a variously classified group (Selachii) of cartilaginous fishes that includes the existing sharks and typically most related elasmobranchs (as rays)

• selachian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.