holocephala

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holocephala - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Holocephali \Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. "o`los
     whole + kefalh` head.] (Zool.)
     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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