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ORDER TEMNOSPONDYLI
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate
Synonyms:
order Temnospondyli; Temnospondyli
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("order Temnospondyli" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Holonyms ("order Temnospondyli" is a member of...):
Labyrinthodonta; Labyrinthodontia; superorder Labyrinthodonta; superorder Labyrinthodontia (extinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic)