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cynodont Synonyms
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• noun (Context 1)
Any of a diverse group of therapsids (advanced mammal-like synapsids) of the clade Cynodontia, which lived from the Late Permian to the Early Cretaceous periods and are recognized as the direct ancestors of modern mammals.
Usage Example
"The fossil record shows that early cynodonts possessed differentiated teeth much like those of modern mammalian carnivores."
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therapsid
Weak
synapsid
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Cynodont. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/cynodont