Definition of mammal-like reptile in English:

noun

• another term for synapsid

  Example sentences

  • ‘In the realms of science his research spanned from the analyses of mammal-like reptiles from the Permian Period through to studies in the tempo and modes of evolutionary change.’
  • ‘These mammal-like reptiles were a biologically diverse group, very abundant, and globally distributed.’
  • ‘This mammal-like reptile walked with its legs directly below its body rather than splayed out to the side like most reptiles.’
  • ‘The mammal-like reptile, that also came from the primitive reptile, was the ancestor of all mammals.’
  • ‘It is often referred to as mammal-like reptile, based on characteristics of the skull and dentition.’