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EDAPHOSAURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does edaphosaurus mean?
• EDAPHOSAURUS (noun)
The noun EDAPHOSAURUS has 1 sense:
1. heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
Familiarity information: EDAPHOSAURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heavy-bodied reptile with a dorsal sail or crest; of the late Paleozoic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("edaphosaurus" is a kind of...):
synapsid; synapsid reptile (extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull)
Holonyms ("edaphosaurus" is a member of...):
genus Edaphosaurus (type genus of the Edaphosauridae)
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