ˌriŋ(ˌ)kōsə̇ˈfālyə, -ālēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from rhynch- + cephal- + -ia
: an order of Reptilia that comprises forms resembling lizards but having biconcave vertebrae, immovable quadrate bones, and other peculiar osteological characters and that includes Sphenodon and numerous fossil genera — compare tuatara
• rhyn·cho·ce·pha·lian | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|fālyən, -lēən adjective or noun
• rhyn·cho·ce·phal·ic -|falik adjective
• rhyn·cho·ceph·a·lous | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|sefələs adjective