- pleuropterygii
- pleu·rop·ter·yg·ii
English syllables. 2014.
pleuropterygii
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pleuropterygii — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrijēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur + pterygii : a subclass or order of small primitive Devonian elasmobranchs including the genus Cladoselache in which the paired fins are supported by unjointed… … Useful english dictionary
pleuropterygian — plu̇|räptə|rijēən adjective Etymology: New Latin Pleuropterygii + English an : of or relating to the subclass or order Pleuropterygii … Useful english dictionary
Selachii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cladoselache — ˌkladəˈselə(ˌ)kē noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from clad + selache (from Greek selachos fish with cartilaginous skeleton) more at selachii : a genus (the type of the family Cladoselachidae) comprising the most primitive known… … Useful english dictionary
plagiostomi — ˌplājēˈästəˌmī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from plagi + stomi in some especially former classifications : a group of fishes more or less exactly equivalent to Chondrichthyes or more restrictedly an order including the… … Useful english dictionary
-pterygii — ptəˈrijēˌī noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pteryg , pteryx wing, fin : winged ones : finned ones in taxonomic names Chrondropterygii Neopterygii Pleuropterygii … Useful english dictionary
