"pelycosaur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pelycosaurs [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek πέλυξ (pélux, “bowl, axe”) and σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|πέλυξ||bowl, axe}} Ancient Greek πέλυξ (pélux, “bowl, axe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pelycosaur (plural pelycosaurs)
  1. Any of a group of basal or primitive Late Paleozoic synapsid amniotes, part of a polyphyletic grade, formerly regarded as order Pelycosauria. Wikipedia link: pelycosaur Categories (lifeform): Vertebrates

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