HyperDic: labyrinthodontia

English > 1 sense of the word Labyrinthodontia:
NOUNanimalLabyrinthodontia, superorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodontaextinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth
English > Labyrinthodontia: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningExtinct amphibians typically resembling heavy-bodied salamanders or crocodiles and having a solid flattened skull and conical teeth; Devonian through Triassic.
Synonymssuperorder Labyrinthodontia, Labyrinthodonta, superorder Labyrinthodonta
Member ofamphibia, class AmphibiaThe class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water
MembersStereospondyli, order Stereospondyliformerly a suborder of Stegocephalia
Temnospondyli, order Temnospondyliformerly a suborder of Stegocephalia
labyrinthodontAn amphibian of the superorder Labyrinthodontia
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishlabirintodontes, Labyrinthodonta
Catalanlabirintodonts

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