Associations to the word «Synapsid»

Wiktionary

SYNAPSID, adjective. 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.
SYNAPSID, noun. Any animal (including all mammals) of the class Synapsida.

Dictionary definition

SYNAPSID, noun. Extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull.

Wise words

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