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selachians

selachians is the plural of selachian.

Meaning of selachian

Noun

selachian (plural selachians)

  1. 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

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Questions about selachians

What is selachians the plural of?
Selachians is the plural of selachian.

Words near selachians in the dictionary

  1. Sekulas
  2. SEL
  3. sel-green
  4. sela
  5. selachian
  6. selachians
  7. selachoid
  8. selacholeic
  9. selacholeic acid
  10. selachophobia
  11. selacian

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