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CEPHALOPTERA

\sˈɛfɐlˌɒptəɹə], \sˈɛfɐlˌɒptəɹə], \s_ˈɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˌɒ_p_t_ə_ɹ_ə]\

Definitions of CEPHALOPTERA

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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sef-a-lop't[.e]r-a, n. a name formerly used for a genus of rays. [Gr. kephal[=e], the head, ptera, wings.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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