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| has gloss | (noun) in former classifications a division of class Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia order Stegocephalia, Stegocephalia |
| has gloss | eng: Stegocephalia is an old term for early (generally large) amphibians, comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large amphibians of more or less salamander-like build. The term was coined in 1868 by American palaentologist Edward Drinker Cope and comes from Greek stego cephalia - "roofed head", and refer to the copious amounts of dermal armour some of the larger forms evidently had. |
| lexicalization | eng: order Stegocephalia |
| lexicalization | eng: Stegocephalia |
| subclass of | (noun) the order of animals animal order |
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| has gloss | spa: Los estegocéfalos (Stegocephalia) son un antiguo grupo de tetrápodos que incluía todas las formas anteriores al Jurásico y unas pocas posteriores, con un aspecto más o menos parecido al de una salamandra. El nombre del grupo alude a la presencia de una armadura ósea en el cráneo que tuvieron algunas de las especies de mayor tamaño. |
| lexicalization | spa: Stegocephalia |
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| member of | (noun) the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians amphibia, class Amphibia |
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| similar | e/Stegocephalia |
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