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Noun: dimetrodon
  1. Large carnivorous pelycosaur of the Permian period, known for its distinctive dorsal sail
    "Dimetrodon's sail may have been used for thermoregulation"

Derived forms: dimetrodons

Type of: synapsid, synapsid reptile

Part of: genus Dimetrodon

Encyclopedia: Dimetrodon