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Elasmobranchii
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul grc ἔλασμα metal plate + grc βράγχια gills.
Proper noun
Sharks, rays, and skates
subclass class Chondrichthyes
class superclass Chondrichthyes
Hypernyms
class ; Vertebrata subphylum - subphylum; Chondrichthyes superclass - superclass
Hyponyms
class Carcharhiniformes order (ground sharks), Heterodontiformes order (bullhead sharks, etc), Hexanchiformes order, Lamniformes order (mackerel sharks), Myliobatiformes order (stingrays etc), Orectolobiformes order (carpet sharks), Pristiformes order (sawfishes), Pristiophoriformes order (sawsharks), Rajiformes order (rays and skates), Squaliformes order (dogfish sharks), Squatiniformes order (angel sharks), Torpediniformes order (electric rays) - orders
References
mul Sharks