synapsid meaning

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synapsid (noun): extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull.

Definition of synapsid

  1. extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull

    Synonyms: synapsid reptile

    Type of: reptile

    Kinds: therapsid, ictodosaur, pelycosaur, edaphosaurus, dimetrodon

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SY · words ending in ID · 8-letter words

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