selacha

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selacha - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Selachii \Se*la"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having
     cartilages instead of bones.] (Zool.)
     An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the
     Plagiostomi. Called also Selacha, Selache, and
     Selachoidei.
     [1913 Webster]