Holocephali

Translingual

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 – ghost sharks or chimaeras.

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