selachii Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
    subclass Elasmobranchii; subclass Selachii; Elasmobranchii.

WordNet

Se*la"chi*i noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. a fish having cartilages instead of bones.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also Selacha, Selache, and Selachoidei.

Webster 1913