Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chondrichthian
1 sense of chondrichthian
Sense 1
cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian -- (fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified)
=> fish -- (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish")