ganocephala

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ganocephala - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ganocephala \Gan`o*ceph"a*la\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
     brightness + ? head.] (Paleon.)
     A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts,
     having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in
     some ganoid fishes.
     [1913 Webster]