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Definition of Elasmobranch
1. Noun. Any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates.
Generic synonyms: Cartilaginous Fish, Chondrichthian
Group relationships: Elasmobranchii, Selachii, Subclass Elasmobranchii, Subclass Selachii
Specialized synonyms: Shark, Ray
Definition of Elasmobranch
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii.
Definition of Elasmobranch
1. Noun. Any of many cartilaginous fish of the subclass ''Elasmobranchii'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elasmobranch
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Medical Definition of Elasmobranch
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Elasmobranch
Literary usage of Elasmobranch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1898)
"Upon the Structure and Development of the Enamel of elasmobranch Fishes."
By CHARLES S. TOMES, MA, FRS Received February 7,—Read February 17, 1898. ..."
2. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"Three views of the developing egg of an gtalk elasmobranch, showing the embryo,
the blasto- - 855^ The head . ..."
3. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1877)
"THE DEVELOPMENT OF elasmobranch FISHES. By FM BALFOUR, BA Fellow of Trinity
College, Cambridge. ... elasmobranch ..."
4. A Text-book of the Principles of Animal Histology by Ulric Dahlgren, William Allison Kepner (1908)
"ELECTRIC TISSUE OF elasmobranch FISHES The electric tissues of Raja ocellata
consist of two modifie regions of the tail muscle; a symmetrical spindle-shaped ..."
5. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1881)
"The roof of the cavity is thin, being composed in the Amphibian embryo of epiblast
alone, and in the elasmobranch of epiblast and lower layer cells. ..."
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