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cotylosaur

cotylosaur noun: a member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.

Noun

cotylosaur (plural cotylosaurs)

  1. (dated) A member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.

Forms of cotylosaur

pluralcotylosaurs

Words formed from cotylosaur

Questions about cotylosaur

What does cotylosaur mean?
Cotylosaur means a member of the Cotylosauria, a synonym of the family †Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian.
What part of speech is cotylosaur?
Cotylosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of cotylosaur?
The plural of cotylosaur is cotylosaurs.

Words near cotylosaur in the dictionary

  1. cotyligerous
  2. cotyloid
  3. cotyloid cavities
  4. cotyloid cavity
  5. cotylomicrocercous
  6. cotylosaur
  7. cotylosaurian
  8. cotylosaurs
  9. cotype
  10. cotypes
  11. COTYs

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