RHYNCHOCEPHALIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhynchocephalia mean? 

• RHYNCHOCEPHALIA (noun)
  The noun RHYNCHOCEPHALIA has 1 sense:

1. tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic

  Familiarity information: RHYNCHOCEPHALIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHYNCHOCEPHALIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

order Rhynchocephalia; Rhynchocephalia

Hypernyms ("Rhynchocephalia" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Rhynchocephalia"):

genus Sphenodon; Sphenodon (coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras)

Holonyms ("Rhynchocephalia" is a member of...):

Lepidosauria; subclass Lepidosauria (diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras)