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from The Century Dictionary.
- A group of fishes to which different values and limits have been assigned.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the latter.
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