Chondropterygian
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chondropterygian is an adjective meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
Word Forms
- chondropterygians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chondral, chondroosseous, cartilaginous, chondroskeletal, chondrostian, chondropharyngeal.
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