chondropterygian
English edit
Etymology edit
Compare French chondropterygien.
Adjective edit
chondropterygian (comparative more chondropterygian, superlative most chondropterygian)
- (obsolete) Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
Noun edit
chondropterygian (plural chondropterygians)
- (zoology, obsolete) Any member of the obsolete taxon 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.
References edit
- “chondropterygian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.