Chondrichthyes
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See also: chondrichthyes
Translingual
Etymology
Ancient Greek χόνδρος (khóndros, “grain, corn, cartilage”) + ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”)
Proper noun
Chondrichthyes
- Cartilaginous fish.
- A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Chordata.
- A taxonomic class within the infraphylum Gnathostomata.
Hypernyms
- (superclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum
Hyponyms
- (superclass): Elasmobranchii (rays and sharks), Holocephali (chimaeras etc.) – classes
Descendants
- → English: chondrichthye
References
Chondrichthyes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chondrichthyes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Chondrichthyes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chondrichthyes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Chondrichthyes at AnimalBase
- Chondrichthyes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Chondrichthyes at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Chondrichthyes at World Register of Marine Species
