archosaur

English

Etymology

From New Latin Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), from ἄρχων (árkhōn, “leader”) + σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”)

Noun

archosaur (plural archosaurs)

Any reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes the extinct dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs and the modern crocodiles

Hyponyms

See also Thesaurus:archosaur

Translations

any reptile of the taxon Archosauria

Portuguese: arcossauro m

Swedish: arkosaurie (sv) c

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