a. and sb. [f. mod.L. chondrostea (f. Gr. χόνδρ-ος cartilage + ὀστέον bone) + -AN.]
Belonging to the Chondrostea, a sub-order of ganoid fishes (mostly extinct), in which the vertebral column consists of a simple soft chorda not divided into separate vertebra. Also called Loricata. b. sb. A member of this sub-order.
1882. Q. Rev., Jan., 249. There were also sturgeons, chondrosteans, possessing an archaic character.
