Selachia (selakia)

pl. [NL.) Same as Selachii. selachian (sē-lā'ki-an), a. and n. [NL. Sela che, Selachii, +-i-an.] I. a. Resembling or related to a shark of the genus Selache; pertain Port Jackson Shark ( Heterodont us gale at us ), a Selachian. ing to the Selachii, or having their characters; squaloid or raioid; plagiostomous; in the broadest sense, elasmobranch i ate. See also cuts under Elasmobranch i i, saw - fish, shark, and skate. II. n. A shark or other plagiostomous fish; any elasmobranch.