Synapsid is an English word with synonyms like reptile or reptilian. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Synapsid meaning
Pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
Using Synapsid
- The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
- Useful related words include: synapsid reptile, reptile, reptilian.
- In the example corpus, synapsid often appears in combinations such as: synapsid and.
Context around Synapsid
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Synapsid
- In this selection, "synapsid" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 17.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, early and mammal stand out and add context to how "synapsid" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include from their synapsid and therapsid and in the synapsid mammal transition. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "synapsid" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with synapsid
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Archaeothyris was a very early synapsid and the oldest known. (10 words)
Classifying ancient organisms main Simple example cladogram Warm-bloodedness evolved somewhere in the synapsid–mammal transition. (16 words)
Ureotelism appears to be the ancestral condition among primitive amniotes, and it is retained by mammals, which likely inherited ureotelism from their synapsid and therapsid ancestors. (26 words)
Ureotelism appears to be the ancestral condition among primitive amniotes, and it is retained by mammals, which likely inherited ureotelism from their synapsid and therapsid ancestors. (26 words)
Classifying ancient organisms main Simple example cladogram Warm-bloodedness evolved somewhere in the synapsid–mammal transition. (16 words)
Archaeothyris was a very early synapsid and the oldest known. (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
Archaeothyris was a very early synapsid and the oldest known.
Classifying ancient organisms main Simple example cladogram Warm-bloodedness evolved somewhere in the synapsid–mammal transition.
Ureotelism appears to be the ancestral condition among primitive amniotes, and it is retained by mammals, which likely inherited ureotelism from their synapsid and therapsid ancestors.
Common combinations with synapsid
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: