Definition of pelycosaur
:any of an order (Pelycosauria) of primitive chiefly Permian quadruped synapsid reptiles often having extreme development of the dorsal vertebral processes
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Origin and Etymology of pelycosaur
ultimately from Greek pelyc-, pelyx bowl + sauros lizard
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