edaphosaurus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several synapsids of the genus Edaphosaurus, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.

Word forms

edaphosaurus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔδαφος (édaphos, “ground, soil”) + -saurus. By surface analysis, edapho- + -saurus.

Derived words

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