holocephalan

Definitions of holocephalan
  1. noun
    fish with high compressed head and a body tapering off into a long tail
    synonyms: holocephalian
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    types:
    chimaera
    a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail
    Chimaera monstrosa, rabbitfish
    large European chimaera
    type of:
    cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian
    fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
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