GENUS DIMETRODON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Dimetrodon mean? 

• GENUS DIMETRODON (noun)
  The noun GENUS DIMETRODON has 1 sense:

1. a reptile genus of Pelycosauria

  Familiarity information: GENUS DIMETRODON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS DIMETRODON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reptile genus of Pelycosauria

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Dimetrodon" is a kind of...):

reptile genus (a genus of reptiles)

Meronyms (members of "genus Dimetrodon"):

dimetrodon (carnivorous dinosaur of the Permian in North America having a crest or dorsal sail)

Holonyms ("genus Dimetrodon" is a member of...):

order Pelycosauria; Pelycosauria (edaphosaurus; dimetrodon)