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theromorph Palæont.|ˈθɪərəʊmɔːf|
[f. mod.L. Thēromorpha neut. pl. (see def.), f. Gr. θηρο- thero- + µορϕή form.]
A reptile of the extinct order Theromorpha, of Permian and Trias age, having certain mammalian characters. So theroˈmorphic a.1, theroˈmorphous a., belonging to or having the characters of the Theromorpha.
1887Cope Orig. Fittest xi. 317 The Mammalia have been traced to the theromorphous reptiles through the Monotremata. 1891Cent. Dict., Theromorph, Theromorphic. [1901H. Gadow in Cambr. Nat. Hist. VIII. viii. 303 Many of the Theromorpha reached a considerable size, massive skulls of one foot in length being not uncommon. Note. Cope, the inventor of this most appropriate name (Theromorpha, or ‘beast-shaped’ animals), soon changed it, unnecessarily, into Theromora.] |