Dolichosoma

noun

Dol·​i·​cho·​so·​ma

-ˈsōmə

: a genus of slender limbless extinct amphibians (order Aistopoda) from the Carboniferous and Permian of Europe

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dolich- + -soma

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