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archosaur

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9 lettersPart of speech nounSorted aachorrsuStarts with AEnds with R0 clues
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Definitions

  1. extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts

Word origin

From taxonomic name Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “leader”) + σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”).

Used in a sentence

  • The predominance of archosaurs over other reptiles might be a consequence of their more advanced mode of locomotion compared with their relatives.

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