2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Rhynchocephala \Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout + kefalh` head.] (Zool.) An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest of reptiles. See {Hatteria}. Called also {Rhynchocephalia}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Rhynchocephalia n : tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic [syn: {order Rhynchocephalia}]
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