selachian

Questions about selachian

What does selachian mean?

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

How many syllables are in selachian?

selachian has 4 syllables and divides as se-la-chi-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for selachian?

Close synonyms include elasmobranch. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is selachian a common word?

selachian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.