cotylosaur: Meaning and Definition of

cot•y•lo•saur

Pronunciation: (kot'l-u-sôr"), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
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