elasmobranch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates
    selachian.

WordNet

E*las"mo*branch adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the Elasmobranchii.

Webster 1913