CLASS CHONDRICHTHYES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Cartilaginous fishes

Synonyms:

Chondrichthyes; class Chondrichthyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("class Chondrichthyes" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "class Chondrichthyes"):

cartilaginous fish; chondrichthian (fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified)

Holocephali; subclass Holocephali (chimaeras and extinct forms)

Elasmobranchii; Selachii; subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii (sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates)

Holonyms ("class Chondrichthyes" is a member of...):

Craniata; subphylum Craniata; subphylum Vertebrata; Vertebrata (fishes; amphibians; reptiles; birds; mammals)