archosaur
English
Etymology
From New Latin Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), from ἄρχων (árkhōn, “leader”) + σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”)
Noun
archosaur (plural archosaurs)
- A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes the extinct dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs and modern crocodiles and birds.
- 2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 77:
- The predominance of archosaurs over other reptiles might be a consequence of their more advanced mode of locomotion compared with their relatives.
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Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:archosaur
Translations
any reptile of the taxon Archosauria
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