"mesoeucrocodylian" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mesoeucrocodylians [plural]
Etymology: Mesoeucrocodylia + -an Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Mesoeucrocodylia|clade}} Mesoeucrocodylia, {{suffix|en||an}} + -an Head templates: {{en-noun}} mesoeucrocodylian (plural mesoeucrocodylians)
  1. (zoology) Any of a group of mostly extinct crocodylomorphs of the clade Mesoeucrocodylia. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Reptiles

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