PELYCOSAUR


Meaning of PELYCOSAUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpe-li-kə-ˌsȯr ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek pelyc-, pelyx bowl + sauros lizard

Date: 1904

: any of an order (Pelycosauria) of primitive chiefly Permian quadruped synapsid reptiles often having extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.