cynodont

cynodont

(ˈsaɪnəˌdɒnt)

n

(Animals) a carnivorous mammal-like reptile of the late Permian and Triassic periods, whose specialized teeth were well developed

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cynodont - small carnivorous reptiles     protomammal, therapsid - probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals Cynodontia, division Cynodontia - a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth

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cinodonto