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| Matching Terms: | holocephalan | ||
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| Definition: | [n] chimaeras and extinct forms | ||
| Synonyms: | subclass Holocephali | ||
| See Also: | Chimaeridae, Chondrichthyes, class, class Chondrichthyes, family Chimaeridae, holocephalan | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. "o`los
whole + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living
species, only the chim[ae]ras; -- called also {Holocephala}.
See {Chim[ae]ra}; also Illustration in Appendix.
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