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Cynodontia

noun

a division of the order Therapsida from the Triassic period comprising small carnivorous tetrapod reptiles often with mammal-like teeth

• Syn: ↑division Cynodontia

• Hypernyms: ↑division

• Member Holonyms: ↑Therapsida, ↑order Therapsida

• Member Meronyms: ↑cynodont, ↑Exaeretodon, ↑genus Exaeretodon

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdänsh(ē)ə\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kynodont-, kynodōn canine tooth + New Latin -ia

: a division of Triassic Therapsida comprising a number of small carnivorous reptiles often with cusps on the teeth that resemble those of mammals

Useful english dictionary. 2012.