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Stegocephalia
noun
in former classifications a division of class Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia
Syn: ↑order Stegocephalia
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑amphibia, ↑class Amphibia

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷sə̇ˈfālyə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from steg- + Greek kephalē head + New Latin -ia — more at cephalic
in some especially former classifications : an order or other division of Amphibia comprising all the pre-Jurassic and many later extinct typically tailed and salamandriform amphibians usually with well-developed limbs and sometimes of large size — compare labyrinthodontia, lissamphibia

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Stegocephalia /-se-fāˈli-ə/ plural noun
(Gr kephalē head) an extinct order of amphibians (Labyrinthodon, etc) having the skull protected by bony plates
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Main Entry:stegano-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.