ˌdīnōsə̇ˈfālyə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from din- + cephal- + -ia
: a suborder of Therapsida comprising reptiles known from Permian fossils of southern Africa and Russia that had massive skulls and heavy legs and included the largest of the reptiles foreshadowing mammals, some exceeding the modern rhinoceros in size
• dei·no·ce·pha·lian | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fālyən adjective or noun