RHYNCHOCEPHALIA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic

Synonyms:

order Rhynchocephalia; Rhynchocephalia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Rhynchocephalia" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Rhynchocephalia"):

genus Sphenodon; Sphenodon (coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras)

Holonyms ("Rhynchocephalia" is a member of...):

Lepidosauria; subclass Lepidosauria (diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras)