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noun
Any of several synapsids of the genus Edaphosaurus, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: synapsid, synapsid reptile
History
From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground, soil”) + -saurus. By surface analysis, edapho- + -saurus.
