elasm

elasm
, -o, «us (G). A plate, metal plate

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  • elasm- — combining form or elasmo Etymology: French élasm & New Latin elasmo , from Greek elasmos metal plate; akin to Greek elaunein to drive more at elastic : plate Elasmobranchii …   Useful english dictionary

  • elasm- — ► prefijo Componente de palabra procedente del gr. elasmos, que significa placa, lámina: ■ elasmobranquio. TAMBIÉN elasmo …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Elasmobranchii — noun sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates • Syn: ↑subclass Elasmobranchii, ↑Selachii, ↑subclass Selachii • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Chondrichthyes, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Atlantic stingray — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

  • elasmobranch — /i las meuh brangk , i laz /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii, the subclass of cartilaginous fishes comprising the sharks and rays. n. 2. an elasmobranch fish. [1870 75; < NL Elasmobranchii, equiv. to Gk elasm(ós) beaten… …   Universalium

  • élasmobranches — [elasmɔbʀɑ̃ʃ] n. m. pl. ÉTYM. 1907, in Rev. gén. des sc., no 9, p. 376; de elasmos « lame métallique », et de branchie. ❖ ♦ Zool. Sous classe de poissons cartilagineux (⇒ Sélaciens) qui comprend les raies et les requins. Au sing. || Un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • elasmobranch — e•las•mo•branch [[t]ɪˈlæs məˌbræŋk, ɪˈlæz [/t]] adj. 1) ich belonging or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii, the subclass of cartilaginous fishes comprising the sharks and rays 2) ich an elasmobranch fish • Etymology: 1870–75; < NL… …   From formal English to slang

  • elasmotherium —  ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from elasm + therium; from the enamel plates of the molars : a genus of rhinoceroses of the Pleistocene of Russia …   Useful english dictionary

  • elasmo- — combining form see elasm …   Useful english dictionary

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