selachian
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selachian
- /sɪˈleɪkɪən/ UK
Where it comes from
From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”).
adjective more selachian · most selachian · selacian
- 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. Fig. 4-10 shows crude apparatus which was used to make rough measurements of the vertical forces produced by selachian tails.
- Sharklike. These two tours had whetted the colonies' appetite for Royal visits, and by the turn of the century that appetite was positively selachian.
noun selachians · selacian
- Any organism of the superorder Selachimorpha or subclass Elasmobranchii; an extant shark (or related species). However, some selachians enter freshwater and a few, like the stingray Paratrygon motoro, are even restricted to freshwater.
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Talk about this word "selachian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/selachian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. selachian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/selachian "selachian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/selachian.Cite this
@misc{selachian_2026,
title = {selachian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/selachian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
