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clevosaur

clevosaur noun: an extinct sphenodontian reptile of the genus Clevosaurus.

Noun

clevosaur (plural clevosaurs)

  1. An extinct sphenodontian reptile of the genus Clevosaurus.
    • For the early Mesozoic (Late Triassic) of South American, sphenodontian opisthodontians are known from northern Argentina and clevosaurs from south Brazil.2015 September 11, “New Data on the Clevosaurus (Sphenodontia: Clevosauridae) from the Upper Triassic of Southern Brazil”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of clevosaur

pluralclevosaurs

Questions about clevosaur

What does clevosaur mean?
Clevosaur means an extinct sphenodontian reptile of the genus Clevosaurus.
What part of speech is clevosaur?
Clevosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of clevosaur?
The plural of clevosaur is clevosaurs.

Words near clevosaur in the dictionary

  1. Clevingers
  2. clevis
  3. clevis pin
  4. clevis pins
  5. clevises
  6. clevosaur
  7. clevosaurid
  8. clevosaurids
  9. clevosaurs
  10. clevudine
  11. clew

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