'Chondrostei' definitions:

Definition of 'Chondrostei'

From: GCIDE

Chondrostei \Chon*dros"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cartilage + ? bone.] (Zool.) An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named because the skeleton is cartilaginous. [1913 Webster]