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    SYNAPSID REPTILE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skullplay

    Synonyms:

    synapsid; synapsid reptile

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("synapsid reptile" is a kind of...):

    reptile; reptilian (any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "synapsid reptile"):

    protomammal; therapsid (probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals)

    ictodosaur (intermediate in form between the therapsids and most primitive true mammals)

    pelycosaur (large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America)

    edaphosaurus (heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic)

    dimetrodon (carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail)

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