selachian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /sɪˈleɪkɪən/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.
形容词 adj.
  1. 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.
  2. Sharklike.
    — These two tours had whetted the colonies' appetite for Royal visits, and by the turn of the century that appetite was positively selachian.

词形变化

more selachian comparative most selachian superlative selacian alternative selachians plural selacian alternative

词源

词源 1
From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”).
词源 2
From the (disused) genus name Selache, from Latin selachē, from the plural of Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”).
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