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Extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull
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synapsid
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull [syn: synapsid reptile ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 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. n. Any animal (including all mammals) of the class Synapsida.
Wikipedia
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Synapsids (Greek, 'fused arch'), synonymous with theropsids (Greek, 'beast-face'), are a group of animals that includes mammals and every animal more closely related to mammals than to other living amniotes . They are easily separated from other amniotes ...
Usage examples of synapsid.
The synapsids divided into four streams, only one of which survived beyond the Permian.
The synapsids are going to take a major hit in the evolutionary sweepstakes.
Synapsids were one of the four main divisions of early reptilian life, the others being anapsids, euryapsids, and diapsids.
The synapsids divided into four streams, only one of which survived beyond the Permian.