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Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + βράγχια (bránkhia, “gills”).
Proper noun
Elasmobranchii
- The sharks, rays and skates
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes.
- A taxonomic class within the superclass Chondrichthyes.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (class): Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks), Heterodontiformes (bullhead sharks, etc), Hexanchiformes, Lamniformes (mackerel sharks), Myliobatiformes (stingrays etc), Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks), Pristiformes (sawfishes), Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks), Rajiformes (rays and skates), Squaliformes (dogfish sharks), Squatiniformes (angel sharks), Torpediniformes (electric rays) - orders
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