"selachian" meaning in English

See selachian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈleɪkɪən/ [UK] Forms: more selachian [comparative], most selachian [superlative]
Etymology: From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Selache|genus}} Selache, {{der|en|la|selachē}} Latin selachē, {{der|en|grc|σέλαχος||shark}} Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} selachian (comparative more selachian, superlative most selachian)
  1. (zoology) 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. Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (pertaining to the superorder Selachiformes): хрущялен (hruštjalen) (Bulgarian), seláquio (Portuguese), seláceo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-selachian-en-adj-gQ6scxHa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 7 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 2 54 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the superorder Selachiformes': 83 17
  2. Sharklike.
    Sense id: en-selachian-en-adj-WCPG7K0E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: selacian

Noun

IPA: /sɪˈleɪkɪən/ [UK] Forms: selachians [plural]
Etymology: From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Selache|genus}} Selache, {{der|en|la|selachē}} Latin selachē, {{der|en|grc|σέλαχος||shark}} Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} selachian (plural selachians)
  1. (zoology) Any organism of the superorder Selachimorpha or subclass Elasmobranchii; an extant shark (or related species). Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Rays and skates, Sharks
    Sense id: en-selachian-en-noun-rns7Z~lW Disambiguation of Rays and skates: 40 0 60 Disambiguation of Sharks: 42 2 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 7 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 0 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 2 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 0 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 38 4 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 39 4 58 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: selacian

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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