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Synapsida vs Synapsid - What's the difference?

synapsida | synapsid |

Synapsida is often a misspelling of synapsid.


Synapsida has no English definition.

As an adjective synapsid is

pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.

As a noun synapsid is

any animal (including all mammals) of the class Synapsida.

synapsida

Not English

Synapsida has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

synapsid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
  • *1999 , (Matt Ridley), Genome , Harper Perennial 2000, p. 26:
  • *:We are synapsid tetrapods, a group of reptiles that almost went extinct 200 million years ago in competition with the better-designed dinosaurs.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any animal (including all mammals) of the class Synapsida.