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chondropterygians

chondropterygians is the plural of chondropterygian.

Meaning of chondropterygian

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.

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Questions about chondropterygians

What is chondropterygians the plural of?
Chondropterygians is the plural of chondropterygian.

Words near chondropterygians in the dictionary

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

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