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 pluralUsage: capitalized
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.