noun
a division of Therapsida
• Syn: ↑division Dicynodontia
• Hypernyms: ↑division
• Member Holonyms: ↑Therapsida, ↑order Therapsida
• Member Meronyms: ↑dicynodont, ↑Ischigualastia, ↑genus Ischigualastia
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\(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdänch(ē)ə\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a suborder of Therapsida including a widely distributed group of apparently herbivorous Permian and Triassic reptiles with reduced dentition — compare dicynodon
Useful english dictionary. 2012.