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rhynchocephalian definition

rhyn·cho·cepha·lian (riŋ′kō sə fā′lē ən)

adjective

designating or of a nearly extinct order (Rhynchocephalia) of lizardlike, beaked reptiles: the only two existing species are tuataras

Etymology: < Gr rhynchos, snout + kephalē, head (see cephalic) + -ian

noun

any member of this order

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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