RHYNCHOCEPHALIAN


Meaning of RHYNCHOCEPHALIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌriŋ-kō-sə-ˈfāl-yən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek rhynchos beak, snout + kephalē head — more at cephalic

Date: 1886

: any of an order (Rhynchocephalia) of reptiles resembling lizards that includes the tuatara as the only living member

• rhynchocephalian adjective

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