holocephalian

holocephalian
noun
fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
• Syn: ↑holocephalan
• Hypernyms: ↑cartilaginous fish, ↑chondrichthian
• Hyponyms: ↑chimaera
• Member Holonyms: ↑Holocephali, ↑subclass Holocephali

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I. adjective II. noun

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