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pelycosaur

noun
pel·​y·​co·​saur | \ ˈpe-li-kə-ˌsȯr How to pronounce pelycosaur (audio) \

Definition of pelycosaur

: any of an order (Pelycosauria) of extinct, primitive, synapsid vertebrates (such as dimetrodonchiefly of the Permian period often having extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes and giving rise to the therapsids

First Known Use of pelycosaur

1884, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pelycosaur

ultimately from Greek pelyc-, pelyx bowl + sauros lizard

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