holocephali Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun chimaeras and extinct forms
subclass Holocephali.
WordNet
Hol`o*ceph"a*li noun plural
Etymology
NL., from Gr.Definitions
(Zoöl.) An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living species, only the chimæras; -- called also Holocephala . SeeChimæra ; also Illustration in Appendix.