Within a few million years, two important amniote lineages became distinct: the synapsids, which would later include the common ancestor of the mammals; and the sauropsids, which now include turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, dinosaurs and birds.
The definition of burly is big, strong and rough. An example of a burly person is a muscular lumberjack. -Â·lier, -Â·liÂ·est. big and strong; heavy and muscular. rough and hearty in manner; bluff.
buoy. n. 1. A float placed in water and usually moored, as to mark a location, enable retrieval of a sunken object, or record oceanographic data. 2. A life buoy. tr.v. buoyed, buoyÂ·ing, buoys. 1. To keep afloat or aloft: a glider buoyed by air currents. 2.