edaphosaurus

edaphosaurus
noun
heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
Hypernyms: ↑synapsid, ↑synapsid reptile
Member Holonyms: ↑genus Edaphosaurus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsȯrəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek edaphos + New Latin -saurus
: a genus (the type of the family Edaphosauridae) of heavy-bodied prob. herbivorous late Paleozoic reptiles having a bony dorsal sail or crest resembling that characteristic of the genus Dimetrodon

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  • Edaphosaurus — Édaphosaure Edaphosaurus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Edaphosaurus — ▪ dinosaur genus       primitive herbivorous relative of mammals that is found in fossil deposits dating from Late Carboniferous (Carboniferous Period) to the Early Permian (Permian Period) periods (318 million to 271 million years ago).… …   Universalium

  • edaphosaurus — noun Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest …   Wiktionary

  • edaphosaurus — ed·a·pho·sau·rus …   English syllables

  • genus Edaphosaurus — noun type genus of the Edaphosauridae • Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Edaphosauridae, ↑family Edaphosauridae • Member Meronyms: ↑edaphosaurus …   Useful english dictionary

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