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Chimaeras and extinct forms
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holocephali
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The subclass Holocephali ("complete heads") is a taxon of cartilaginous fish in the class Chondrichthyes. The earliest fossils are of teeth and come from the Devonian period. Little is known about these primitive forms, and the only surviving group in the ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Holocephali \Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. "o`los whole + kefalh` 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. ...