English Explanatory Dictionary

selachian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to (what is now classified as) the superorder Selachimorpha or division Selachii, comprising the sharks; or, sometimes more broadly, to the subclass Elasmobranchii, including sharks, rays and related species.
  2. Sharklike.
noun
  1. Any organism of the superorder Selachimorpha or subclass Elasmobranchii; an extant shark (or related species).

Pronunciation

/sɪˈleɪkɪən/

Word forms

selachian more selachian most selachian selacian selachians

Etymology

From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”).

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