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Noun: cartilaginous fish
  1. Fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
    "Sharks and rays are examples of cartilaginous fish";
    - chondrichthian

Derived forms: cartilaginous fish

Type of: fish

Part of: Chondrichthyes, class Chondrichthyes

Encyclopedia: Cartilaginous fish