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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cynognathidae — a prehistoricreptile that had manymammalian traits.
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In the genera Thrinaxodon and Cynognathus, for example, the vertebral column was distinctly differentiated into cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, thus delineating the three regions of the backbone in front of the pelvis so characteristic of the mammals.
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