chondropterygian

adj, noun — 2 senses

chondropterygian

adj

Etymology Compare French chondropterygien.

Obsolete Having a cartilaginous skeleton.

chondropterygian

noun

Etymology Compare French chondropterygien.

Biology, Natural sciences, 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.

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