cephalaspis

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cephalaspis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cephalaspis \Ceph`a*las"pis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + ?
     a shield.] (Paleon.)
     A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red
     sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and
     protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind
     into two lateral points.
     [1913 Webster]