noun
formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece
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most vertebrates are stereospondylous
• Syn: ↑order Stereospondyli
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Labyrinthodontia, ↑superorder Labyrinthodontia, ↑Labyrinthodonta, ↑superorder Labyrinthodonta
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\\-dəˌlī\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of Labyrinthodontia or formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia including forms with stereospondylous vertebrae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.