theromorphn.
/ˈθɪərəʊmɔːf/ Palaeontology.
A reptile of the extinct order Theromorpha, of Permian and Trias age, having certain mammalian characters.
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theromorph1901
1901 H. 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.]
Derivatives
theroˈmorphic adj.1
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theromorphous1887
theromorous1889
theromorphic1891
theromorphic1891
theromoran1895
1891 Cent. Dict. Theromorph, Theromorphic.
theroˈmorphous adj. belonging to or having the characters of the Theromorpha.
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theromorphous1887
theromorous1889
theromorphic1891
theromorphic1891
theromoran1895
1887 E. D. Cope Origin Fittest xi. 317 The Mammalia have been traced to the theromorphous reptiles through the Monotremata.
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