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Cartilaginous fishes is the English equivalent of 'Chondrichthyes'. The Greek word is the scientific name for the class that includes such fishes as stingrays, sharks, and chimaeras. In the word by word translation, 'chondr-' refers to cartilage that totally replaces bone in such fishes. The noun 'ichthyes' refers to 'fishes'.

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