The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chondroganoidea
Chondroganoidea \Chon`dro*ga*noi"de*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cartilage + NL. ganoidei. See Ganoid.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton.