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Chondrostei


Chon-dros′te-i

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] cartilage + [GREEK] bone.]
(Zool.)
An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; – so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous.

Definition 2024


Chondrostei

Chondrostei

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Chondrostei

  1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Actinopterygii – the sturgeons and related fish and the bichirs.

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