cartilaginous fish

English

Noun

cartilaginous fish (plural cartilaginous fishes or cartilaginous fish)

  1. 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.
    Synonym: chondrichthye

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