"pelagosaur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pelagosaurs [plural]
Etymology: From Latin pelagus from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”) + -saur. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|pelagus}} Latin pelagus, {{uder|en|grc|πελαγικός}} Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), {{suffix|en||saur}} + -saur Head templates: {{en-noun}} pelagosaur (plural pelagosaurs)
  1. Any of the extinct crocodile-like animals of genus †Pelagosaurus which lived during the Jurassic period. Categories (lifeform): Reptiles

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