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cephalaspis
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cephalaspis, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + a shield.].
A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind into two lateral points. [1913 Webster]
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