synapsid

Other forms of synapsid

plural

synapsids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about synapsid

What does synapsid mean?

synapsid means "extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull".

How many syllables are in synapsid?

synapsid has 3 syllables and divides as sy-nap-sid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for synapsid?

Close synonyms include synapsid reptile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is synapsid a common word?

synapsid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.