"archosaur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: archosaurs [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “leader”) + σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Archosauria||taxonomic division of extinct reptiles}} translingual Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), {{der|en|grc|ἄρχων||leader}} Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “leader”), {{m|grc|σαύρα||lizard}} σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} archosaur (plural archosaurs)
  1. A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa. Wikipedia link: archosaur Categories (lifeform): Reptiles Synonyms: archosaur Hypernyms: reptile Hyponyms: dinosaur, ichthyosaur, plesiosaur, pterosaur, crocodile Translations (any reptile of the taxon Archosauria): arcosaure [masculine] (Catalan), 主龙 (Chinese Mandarin), arcossauro [masculine] (Portuguese), arkosaurie [common-gender] (Swedish)

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