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Word: Archosaur
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: from modern Latin Archosauria, from Greek arkhos ‘chief’ or arkhōn ‘ruler’ + -saur
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɑːkəsɔː
Definition:
a vertebrate of a large group that includes reptiles such as the dinosaurs and pterosaurs and is represented today by the birds and crocodilians.
Short Definition:vertebrate of large group that includes dinosaurs and pterosaurs
Variant Forms:
- archosaurus
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