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Definition of Archosaur
1. Noun. Extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts.
Exact synonyms: Archosaurian, Archosaurian Reptile
Generic synonyms: Diapsid, Diapsid Reptile
Group relationships: Archosauria, Subclass Archosauria
Specialized synonyms: Dinosaur, Flying Reptile, Pterosaur, Thecodont, Thecodont Reptile, Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur, Plesiosaurus, Nothosaur
Derivative terms: Archosaurian, Archosaurian
Generic synonyms: Diapsid, Diapsid Reptile
Group relationships: Archosauria, Subclass Archosauria
Specialized synonyms: Dinosaur, Flying Reptile, Pterosaur, Thecodont, Thecodont Reptile, Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur, Plesiosaurus, Nothosaur
Derivative terms: Archosaurian, Archosaurian
Definition of Archosaur
1. Noun. (biology) Any reptile of the taxon ''Archosauria''; includes the extinct dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs and the modern crocodiles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Archosaur
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Archosaur
Literary usage of Archosaur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Late Triassic Footprint Fauna from the Culpeper Basin, Northern Virginia by Robert E. Weems (1987)
"1980, An unusual, newly discovered archosaur from the Upper Triassic of Virginia,
nov.) from Lufeng, Yunnan, China: Palaeontologia Sinica (ns). ..."
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