'Holocephali' definitions:
Definition of 'Holocephali'
From: WordNet
noun
Chimaeras and extinct forms [syn: Holocephali, subclass Holocephali]
Definition of 'Holocephali'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]