THERAPSID


Meaning of THERAPSID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ thə-ˈrap-səd ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Therapsida, from ther- mammal (from Greek thēr wild animal) + apsid-, apsis arch, vault — more at fierce , apsis

Date: 1912

: any of an order (Therapsida) of Permian and Triassic syrapsid reptiles considered ancestors of the mammals

• therapsid adjective

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