synapsid reptile

Questions about synapsid reptile

What does synapsid reptile mean?

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

What is another word for synapsid reptile?

Close synonyms include synapsid. 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 reptile a common word?

synapsid reptile is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.