Chondroganoidea \Chon`dro*ga*noi"de*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.
cho`ndros cartilage + NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoid}.] (Zool.)
An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so
called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton.
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