"temnospondyl" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: temnospondyls [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Temnospondyli, from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) + σπόνδυλος (spóndulos), Ionic/Attic form of σφόνδυλος (sphóndulos, “vertebra”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Temnospondyli}} translingual Temnospondyli, {{der|en|grc|τέμνω||I cut}} Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} temnospondyl (plural temnospondyls)
  1. (biology) Any of many extinct primitive amphibians (labyrinthodonts) of the order Temnospondyli, from the Carboniferous, Permian and Triassic periods. Categories (topical): Biology Categories (lifeform): Temnospondyls Related terms: lepospondyl, stereospondyl

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