Therapsid Definition

thə-răpsĭd
noun
Any of various amniote vertebrates that emerged in the Permian Period and diversified in the Triassic, including the mammals, their ancestors, and their relatives.
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(biology) Any extinct reptile of the order Therapsida; thought to be direct ancestors of the mammals.

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Noun

Singular:
therapsid
Plural:
therapsids

Origin of Therapsid

  • From New Latin Thērapsida order name Greek thēr wild animal theropod Greek hapsis hapsid- arch, vault (from the enlarged lower temporal opening characteristic of the group) apsis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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