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glyptosaurine

glyptosaurine noun: any extinct anguid lizard of the subfamily Glyptosaurinae, known for their osteoderms.

Noun

glyptosaurine (plural glyptosaurines)

  1. Any extinct anguid lizard of the subfamily Glyptosaurinae, known for their osteoderms.

Forms of glyptosaurine

pluralglyptosaurines

Origin of glyptosaurine

Clipping of taxonomic name Glyptosaurinae + -ine

Questions about glyptosaurine

What does glyptosaurine mean?
Glyptosaurine means any extinct anguid lizard of the subfamily Glyptosaurinae, known for their osteoderms.
What part of speech is glyptosaurine?
Glyptosaurine is a noun.
What is the plural of glyptosaurine?
The plural of glyptosaurine is glyptosaurines.

Words near glyptosaurine in the dictionary

  1. glyptograpsid
  2. glyptological
  3. glyptologist
  4. glyptologists
  5. glyptology
  6. glyptosaurine
  7. glyptosaurines
  8. glyptosternoid
  9. glyptosternoids
  10. glyptotheca
  11. glyptothecas

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