Dictionary

synapsid en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈnapsɪd/ (UK)

Etymology

From translingual Synapsida, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the class Synapsida of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
   • We are synapsid tetrapods, a group of reptiles that almost went extinct 200 million years ago in competition with the better-designed dinosaurs. 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2000, page 26:

synapsid en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /sɪˈnapsɪd/ (UK)

Etymology

From translingual Synapsida, from syn- + Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís, “arch”).

Meanings

1. Any animal (all mammals) of the class Synapsida.

Forms

Synonyms

stem mammal · mammal-like reptile

Translations (2)

fr synapside (member of the Synapsida) · pl synapsyd (member of the Synapsida)