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adj
Pertaining to the class Synapsida of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Any animal (all mammals) of the class Synapsida.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: synapsid reptile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reptile, reptilian
Narrower terms: therapsid, protomammal, ictodosaur, pelycosaur, edaphosaurus, dimetrodon
History
From translingual Synapsida, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
