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stegocephalous

stegocephalous adjective: relating to or characteristic of animals of the order Stegocephalia.

Adjective

stegocephalous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to or characteristic of animals of the order Stegocephalia

Origin of stegocephalous

From New Latin stegocephalia, from στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + -cephalous.

Questions about stegocephalous

What does stegocephalous mean?
Stegocephalous means relating to or characteristic of animals of the order Stegocephalia.
What part of speech is stegocephalous?
Stegocephalous is an adjective.

Words near stegocephalous in the dictionary

  1. stegocephalian
  2. stegocephalians
  3. stegocephalic
  4. stegocephalid
  5. stegocephalids
  6. stegocephalous
  7. stegodon
  8. stegodons
  9. stegodont
  10. stegodontid
  11. stegodontids

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