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eureptile

eureptile noun: any member of the Eureptilia.

Noun

eureptile (plural eureptiles)

  1. Any member of the Eureptilia.
    • There are, however, reasons to believe that aquatic or semiaquatic habits were more widespread among eureptiles than traditionally assumed and that the exclusion of aquatic or semi-aquatic taxa biases the analyses.2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS...
    Synonyms:
    eureptilian

Synonyms of eureptile

Forms of eureptile

pluraleureptiles

Origin of eureptile

From eu- + reptile, influenced by Eureptilia.

Questions about eureptile

What does eureptile mean?
Eureptile means any member of the Eureptilia.
What part of speech is eureptile?
Eureptile is a noun.
What is the plural of eureptile?
The plural of eureptile is eureptiles.

Words near eureptile in the dictionary

  1. eureka moment
  2. eureka moments
  3. Eureka Springs
  4. Eureka step
  5. Eureka steps
  6. eureptile
  7. eureptiles
  8. eureptilian
  9. eureptilians
  10. eures
  11. eurgh

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