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pelycosaur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ly-cosaur
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.

Etymology

Ancient Greek πέλυξ (pélux, “bowl, axe”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Inflected Forms

pelycosaurs (plural)

Questions

What does pelycosaur mean?
Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria.
Where does pelycosaur come from?
Ancient Greek πέλυξ (pélux, “bowl, axe”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

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