elasmobranch

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elasmobranch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Elasmobranch \E*las"mo*branch\, a. (Zo["o]l.)
     Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the
     Elasmobranchii.
     [1913 Webster]

elasmobranch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  elasmobranch
      n 1: any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes
           characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid
           scales: sharks; rays; skates [syn: elasmobranch,
           selachian]