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champsosaur

champsosaur noun: any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus.

Noun

champsosaur (plural champsosaurs)

  1. Any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus.
    • Somewhere out there, predatory lizards called chapsosaurs and large alligator-like crocodilians lurk, mostly submerged in the water, snapping at fish.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 107

Forms of champsosaur

pluralchampsosaurs

Origin of champsosaur

Clipping of taxonomic name Champsosaurus.

Questions about champsosaur

What does champsosaur mean?
Champsosaur means any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus.
What part of speech is champsosaur?
Champsosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of champsosaur?
The plural of champsosaur is champsosaurs.

Words near champsosaur in the dictionary

  1. champs at the bit
  2. champs down on
  3. champs up
  4. champsodontid
  5. champsodontids
  6. champsosaur
  7. champsosaurid
  8. champsosaurids
  9. champsosaurs
  10. champurrado
  11. champurrados

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