selachian

Meanings

Adjective

• Pertaining to (what is now classified as) the superorder Selachimorpha or division Selachii (division), comprising the sharks; or, sometimes more broadly, to the subclass Elasmobranchii, including sharks, rays and related species.
• Sharklike.

Noun

• Any organism of the superorder Selachimorpha or subclass Elasmobranchii; an extant shark (or related species).

Origin

• From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος ("shark").