Anagrams of: CHONDRICHTHYAN

• a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

• any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

• dwelling beneath the surface of the earth

• the study of linguistic change

• A group of eight states.

• A government of eight people.

• the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

• perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads

• root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

• crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste

• dwelling beneath the surface of the earth