Definition of therapsid Therapsid
the•rap•sid
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What does therapsid mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: therapsids |
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| therapsid - probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals | ||
| protomammal | ||
| synapsid, synapsid reptile extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull | ||
| order therapsida, therapsida extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic | ||
| chronoperates paradoxus shrew-sized protomammal from the Alberta region of Canada; from about 55 million years ago (much more recent than other mammal-like reptiles) | ||
| cynodont small carnivorous reptiles | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- therapsid, noun, singular of therapsids.
