selachian
belonging to the Selachii, a group of fishes comprising the sharks, skates, and rays.
a selachian fish.
Origin of selachian
1Words Nearby selachian
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How to use selachian in a sentence
In other words, the position of the blastopore in the selachian is not the same as in the Frog.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe epiblast would necessarily overgrow the yolk uniformly on all sides and not in the unsymmetrical fashion of the selachian egg.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourAt this stage the Amphibian kidneys are nearly in the same condition as the selachian, in the stage represented in Fig. 2.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourIn Osseous fishes we probably have an embryonic condition of the selachian kidneys retained permanently through life.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThis is the chief point in which the Amphibian kidney is more differentiated than the selachian.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for selachian
/ (sɪˈleɪkɪən) /
of, relating to, or belonging to the Selachii (or Elasmobranchii), a large subclass of cartilaginous fishes including the sharks, rays, dogfish, and skates
any fish belonging to the subclass Selachii
Origin of selachian
1- Also: elasmobranch
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