Chondropterygian

[Fr. chondropterygien, from Gr. χόνδρος, cartilage, and πτερύγιον, a little wing, fin, dim. of πτέρυξ, wing.] (Ichth.) One of an order of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and skeleton; as the sturgeon, shark, &c. Cuvier.