Cynodontia

Cynodontia
noun
a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth
Hypernyms: ↑division
Member Holonyms: ↑Therapsida, ↑order Therapsida
Member Meronyms: ↑cynodont, ↑Exaeretodon, ↑genus Exaeretodon

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdänsh(ē)ə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kynodont-, kynodōn canine tooth + New Latin -ia
: a division of Triassic Therapsida comprising a number of small carnivorous reptiles often with cusps on the teeth that resemble those of mammals

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