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CYNODONT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cynodont" is a kind of...):
protomammal; therapsid (probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals)
Holonyms ("cynodont" is a member of...):
Cynodontia; division Cynodontia (a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth)