THERAPSID

Meaning of THERAPSID in English

[the.rap.sid] n [NL Therapsida, fr. ther- mammal (fr. Gk ther wild animal) + apsid-, apsis arch, vault--more at fierce, apsis] (1912): any of an order (Therapsida) of Permian and Triassic reptiles that are considered ancestors of the mammals -- therapsid adj

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THERAPSID — noun see: fierce Date: 1912 any of an order (Therapsida) of Permian and Triassic syrapsid reptiles considered ancestors of the …
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THERAPSID — I. thə̇ˈrapsə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Therapsida : of or relating to the Therapsida II. noun ( -s ) : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERAPSID — /theuh rap"sid/ , n. 1. any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THERAPSID — noun Etymology: New Latin Therapsida, from ther- mammal (from Greek thēr wild animal) + apsid-, apsis arch, vault — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THERAPSID — [ θɛ'rapsɪd ] ■ noun Palaeontology a fossil reptile of a large group including the cynodonts, related to the ancestors …
Concise Oxford English vocab
THERAPSID — any member of a major order (Therapsida) of reptiles of Permian and Triassic time (from 286 to 208 million years …
Britannica English vocabulary
THERAPSID — therapsid BrE AmE θə ˈræps ɪd θɪ-, θe-, § \ -əd ▷ therapsid|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THERAPSID — n. Pronunciation: th ə - ' rap-s ə d Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Therapsida, from ther- mammal (fr. Greek …
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DICYNODONT — noun see: hound Date: 1854 any of a suborder (Dicynodontia) of small herbivorous therapsid reptiles with reduced dentition, ~ adjective
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CYNOGNATHUS — sə̇ˈnägnəthəs, sīˈ- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from cyn- + -gnathus -gnathous : a genus of large carnivorous therapsid …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DICYNODONT — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek di- + kyn-, kyōn dog + odont-, odous tooth — more at hound , tooth …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DICYNODONT — [di.cyn.o.dont] n [ultim. fr. Gk di- + kyn-, kyon dog + odont-, odous tooth--more at hound, tooth] (1854): any of …
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TRITYLODONT — any member of a genus (Tritylodon) of extinct, advanced mammallike reptiles found as fossils in Late Triassic rocks in southern …
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CYNODONT — (suborder or infraorder Cynodontia), mammallike reptiles of the order Therapsida (see therapsid) that existed from the Late Permian to the …
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MOSCHOPS — extinct genus of mammallike reptiles found as fossils in rocks of Permian age (286 to 245 million years ago) in …
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MESOZOIC ERA — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. second of the …
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KAROO SYSTEM — also spelled Karroo geologic system of rocks outcropping over a 1,560,000-square-kilometre (600,000-square-mile) area of Africa from the Equator south to …
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DICYNODON — extinct genus of therapsid reptiles, which once were dominant mammallike land vertebrates, found in Upper Permian deposits (i.e., those roughly …
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CYNOGNATHUS — genus of extinct advanced mammallike reptiles found as fossils in Lower and Middle Triassic deposits in South Africa (those from …
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BEAUFORT SERIES — Permo-Triassic rock strata of the Karoo System that overlie strata of the Ecca Series and underlie rocks of the Stormberg …
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