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rhynchocephalian, a.|rɪŋkəʊsɪˈfeɪlɪən| [f. mod.L. Rhynchocephala (f. Gr. ῥύγχος snout + κεϕαλή head) + -ian.] Belonging to the nearly extinct order Rhynchocephala of reptiles (including Hatteria). Also n., a rhynchocephalian reptile.
1867Günther in Phil. Trans. CLVII. 626 The Rhynchocephalian type. 1886― in Encycl. Brit. XX. 465 Rhynchocephalians continue in several genera in European and American strata. 1889Nature 11 Apr. 562 A new Permian Rhynchocephalian reptile [Palæohatteria longicaudata]. |