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Labyrinthodontia

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  • proper noun informal, paleontology A taxonomic subclass within the class Amphibia — extinct amphibians rather like crocodiles, supposedly ancestral to all terrestrial vertebrates; the group is now considered polyphyletic.

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New Latin, from Ancient Greek λαβύρινθος (labýrinthos, "maze") + Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odous, "tooth") +‎ -ia

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