Platynotid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Platynotid is a noun meaning A member of the clade Platynota of anguimorph lizards.
Meaning
A member of the clade Platynota of anguimorph lizards.
Example Sentences
Mosaursaurids^([sic]) are fossil marine lizards (DeBraga and Carroll, 1993) part of the varanoid (platynotid) clade within Anguimorpha (Lee, 1997).
Autotomy has such an obvious survival value that it is interesting to inquire why the ability to perform has been lost, reduced, or never gained in such groups as agamids, some iguanids, chameleons, a few geckos and skinks, and all platynotids.
Word Forms
- platynotids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include platynotan, platycopid, platyrhinid, platycodonoid, platycephalid, platytroctid.
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