stem reptile

stem rep·tile

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stem rep-til, -tahyl]
- /stɛm ˈrɛp tɪl, -taɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stem rep-til, -tahyl]
- /stɛm ˈrɛp tɪl, -taɪl/

Definition of stem reptile words

noun stem reptile any member of the extinct order Cotylosauria, comprising heavy-bodied, splay-limbed, plant-eating reptiles that arose during the Carboniferous Period and that are considered to include the ancestors of all other reptiles. 1

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Origin of stem reptile

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

1900-05; < New Latin Cotylosauria, equivalent to cotyl(lus) a hollow space in the bones forming the distinctive articulation of skull and vertebrae, which orig. defined the order (masculine noun < Greek kotýlē socket, cup, anything hollow) + -o- -o- + -sauria; see -saur, -ia

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stem reptile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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