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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Theriodontia

· The·ri·o·don·ti·a · IPA
01 n. pl. An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they resembled carnivorous mamm…
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    An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they resembled carnivorous mammals. Called also Theromorpha.(Paleon.) Also: Theromorpha