Cynognathus

noun
Cy·​nog·​na·​thus | \ sə̇ˈnägnəthəs, sīˈ-\

Definition of Cynognathus

: a genus of large carnivorous therapsid reptiles (suborder Theriodontia) that greatly resembled mammals in form, were presumably near the direct ancestral line of the true mammals, and are known chiefly from remains found in the Karroo formation of the Triassic

History and Etymology for Cynognathus

New Latin, from cyn- + -gnathus -gnathous

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