chondropterygian

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chondropterygian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chondropterygian \Chon*drop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. [Cf. F.
     chondropterygien.]
     Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- n. One of the
     Chondropterygii.
     [1913 Webster]