Pleurotremata

plural noun

Pleu·​ro·​trema·​ta

ˌplu̇rəˈtremətə,

-rēm-

: an order of Chondrichthyes comprising the sharks compare hypotremata

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleur- + -tremata

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