What does "phytosaur" mean?

Any of the extinct order †Phytosauria of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.

What is a synonym for "phytosaur"?

Common synonyms include: animal, dinosaur, mammoth, parasuchian.

Phytosaur

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Noun

1
Any of the extinct order †Phytosauria of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.

Synonyms

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animal dinosaur mammoth parasuchian

Etymology

From phyto- + -saur.

Related phrases

semi aquatic

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