cartilaginous fishes

A form of cartilaginous fish — Any member of the taxonomic class Chondrichthyes, having a skeleton made of cartilage rather than bone. They can be contrasted with the Osteichthyes or bony fishes.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cartilaginous fish
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