Cladoselache

noun

Clad·​o·​sel·​a·​che

ˌkladəˈselə(ˌ)kē

: a genus (the type of the family Cladoselachidae) comprising the most primitive known sharklike fishes, restricted to the upper Devonian and with a few other extinct forms constituting the subclass Pleuropterygii

cladoselachian

¦kladōsə̇¦lākēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from clad- + -selache (from Greek selachos fish with cartilaginous skeleton)

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