English Explanatory Dictionary

phytosaur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the extinct order †Phytosauria of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.

Word forms

phytosaur phytosaurs

Etymology

From phyto- + -saur.

Synonyms

parasuchian
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