Selachii

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Selachii \Se*la"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having
     cartilages instead of bones.] (Zool.)
     An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the
     Plagiostomi. Called also {Selacha}, {Selache}, and
     {Selachoidei}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Selachii
       n : sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates [syn: {Elasmobranchii}, {subclass
           Elasmobranchii}, {subclass Selachii}]