Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any member of the order Therapsida

More definitions
  • probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals

Origin

By surface analysis, thero- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís) + -id.

By surface analysis, thero- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís) + -id.

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Forms

plural: therapsids
Singulartherapsid
Pluraltherapsids

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals:protomammal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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