chondrostei

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chondrostei - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chondrostei \Chon*dros"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cartilage +
     ? bone.] (Zool.)
     An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named
     because the skeleton is cartilaginous.
     [1913 Webster]