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chondropterygian

chondropterygian adjective: having a cartilaginous skeleton.

Adjective

chondropterygian (comparative more chondropterygian, superlative most chondropterygian)

  1. (obsolete) Having a cartilaginous skeleton.

Noun

chondropterygian (plural chondropterygians)

  1. (obsolete) Any member of the obsolete class Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.

Forms of chondropterygian

Adjective
comparativemore chondropterygian
superlativemost chondropterygian
Noun
pluralchondropterygians

Origin of chondropterygian

Compare French chondropterygien.

Questions about chondropterygian

What does chondropterygian mean?
Chondropterygian means having a cartilaginous skeleton.
What part of speech is chondropterygian?
Chondropterygian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near chondropterygian in the dictionary

  1. chondroprotected
  2. chondroprotection
  3. chondroprotective
  4. chondroprotein
  5. chondroproteins
  6. chondropterygian
  7. chondropterygians
  8. chondroptosis
  9. chondrosamine
  10. chondrosamines
  11. chondrosarcoma

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