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mammal-like reptiles

mammal-like reptiles is the plural of mammal-like reptile.

Meaning of mammal-like reptile

Noun

mammal-like reptile (plural mammal-like reptiles)

  1. (dated) Any basal member of the Synapsida, related to the mammals but superficially resembling reptiles.
    • The mammal-like reptiles, constituting the subclass Synapsida, were among the earliest to appear of known reptilian groups and had passed the peak of their career before the first dinosaur appeared on the earth.1966 — Alfred S. Romer, Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd ed.; ch 14, p 173

Questions about mammal-like reptiles

What is mammal-like reptiles the plural of?
Mammal-like reptiles is the plural of mammal-like reptile.

Words near mammal-like reptiles in the dictionary

  1. mammaglobulin
  2. mammaglobulins
  3. mammaing
  4. mammal
  5. mammal-like reptile
  6. mammal-like reptiles
  7. mammaldom
  8. mammalgia
  9. mammalia
  10. mammaliaform
  11. mammaliaforms

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