stegocephalian

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noun

Any amphibian of the clade Stegocephalia.

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Meanings

nounstegocephalian (plural stegocephalians)

plural stegocephalians

  1. biologyAny amphibian of the clade Stegocephalia.

    Batrachomorphs comprise the stegocephalians more closely related to lissamphibians than are other stegocephalians, as well as the lissamphibians themselves.

    2012, Sebastien Steyer, Earth Before the Dinosaurs, page 61

Origin

From Stegocephalia + -an.

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stegocephalian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stegocephalian

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