Holocephali

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Etymology

New Latin, nominative plural of formation from Ancient Greek ὅλος (hólos, whole) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, head)

Proper noun

Holocephali

  1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Chondrichthyes – the ghost sharks or chimaera.

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