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Selachii
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Selachii, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a fish having cartilages instead of bones.].
An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the Plagiostomi. Called also Selacha , Selache , and Selachoidei . [1913 Webster]
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