selachian
UK/sɪˈleɪkɪən/
selachian adjective: pertaining to (what is now classified as) the superorder Selachimorpha or division Selachii, comprising the sharks; or, sometimes more broadly, to the subclass Elasmobranchii, including sharks, rays and related species.
Adjective
selachian (comparative more selachian, superlative most selachian)
- Pertaining to (what is now classified as) the superorder Selachimorpha or division Selachii, comprising the sharks; or, sometimes more broadly, to the subclass Elasmobranchii, including sharks, rays and related species.
- Fig. 4-10 shows crude apparatus which was used to make rough measurements of the vertical forces produced by selachian tails.1981, R. McNeill Alexander, The Chordates, page 104
- Telling selachian sharks apart from batoid skates and rays is relatively easy (with some exceptions noted below), but telling skates (rajiforms) apart from rays (myliobatiforms) can be more challenging.2014, Gene Helfman, George H. Burgess, Sharks: The Animal Answer Guide, page 8
- Sharklike.
- These two tours had whetted the colonies' appetite for Royal visits, and by the turn of the century that appetite was positively selachian.1963, Walkabout, volume 29, page 12
- Leary frowned and then smiled his selachian smile.2007, Edward Docx, Pravda, page 258
Noun
selachian (plural selachians)
- Any organism of the superorder Selachimorpha or subclass Elasmobranchii; an extant shark (or related species).
- However, some selachians enter freshwater and a few, like the stingray Paratrygon motoro, are even restricted to freshwater.1999, William C Hamlett, editor, Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes, page 300
selachian meaning in Tamil
selachian in Tamil
- சுறா உள்ளிட்ட மீனினஞ் சார்ந்த
Forms of selachian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more selachian |
| superlative | most selachian |
| alternative form | selacian |
| Noun | |
| plural | selachians |
Origin of selachian
From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”).
Questions about selachian
- What does selachian mean?
- Selachian means pertaining to (what is now classified as) the superorder Selachimorpha or division Selachii, comprising the sharks; or, sometimes more broadly, to the subclass Elasmobranchii, including sharks, rays and related species.
- What is selachian in Tamil?
- Selachian in Tamil is சுறா உள்ளிட்ட மீனினஞ் சார்ந்த. See Selachian meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is selachian?
- Selachian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce selachian?
- Selachian is pronounced /sɪˈleɪkɪən/ (UK).
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