Reptile Vocabulary

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Ar·cho·sau·ria

noun pl \ˌär-kə-ˈsȯr-ē-ə\

 

Definition of ARCHOSAURIA

: a large subclass of Reptilia comprising the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians all distinguished by possessing temporal openings separated from each other by a postorbitosquamosal arch

— ar·cho·sau·ri·an \¦ar-kə-¦sȯr-ē-ən\archos02 adjective or noun

Origin of ARCHOSAURIA

NL, fr. archo- (fr. Gk archōn) + -sauria

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