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dimetrodon

UK/daɪˈmiːtrədɒn/US/daɪˈmɛtɹədɒn/

dimetrodon noun: any carnivorous synapsid, of the genus †Dimetrodon, from the Permian period.

dimetrodon: any carnivorous synapsid, of the genus †Dimetrodon, from the Permian period
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Noun

dimetrodon (plural dimetrodons)

  1. Any carnivorous synapsid, of the genus †Dimetrodon, from the Permian period

Forms of dimetrodon

pluraldimetrodons

Origin of dimetrodon

Borrowed from taxonomic name Dimetrodon.

Questions about dimetrodon

What does dimetrodon mean?
Dimetrodon means any carnivorous synapsid, of the genus †Dimetrodon, from the Permian period.
What part of speech is dimetrodon?
Dimetrodon is a noun.
How do you pronounce dimetrodon?
Dimetrodon is pronounced /daɪˈmiːtrədɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of dimetrodon?
The plural of dimetrodon is dimetrodons.

Words near dimetrodon in the dictionary

  1. dimetindene
  2. dimetofrine
  3. dimetotiazine
  4. dimetric
  5. dimetridazole
  6. dimetrodon
  7. dimetrodons
  8. DIMHRS
  9. Dimiao
  10. dimication
  11. dimications

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