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mesosaur

mesosaur noun: any of a group of small aquatic reptiles, from the early Permian period, of the order †Mesosauria.

Noun

mesosaur (plural mesosaurs)

  1. Any of a group of small aquatic reptiles, from the early Permian period, of the order †Mesosauria.

Forms of mesosaur

pluralmesosaurs

Origin of mesosaur

From meso- + -saur.

Questions about mesosaur

What does mesosaur mean?
Mesosaur means any of a group of small aquatic reptiles, from the early Permian period, of the order †Mesosauria.
What part of speech is mesosaur?
Mesosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of mesosaur?
The plural of mesosaur is mesosaurs.

Words near mesosaur in the dictionary

  1. mesors
  2. mesosaline
  3. mesosalphinx
  4. mesosalpinges
  5. mesosalpinx
  6. mesosaur
  7. mesosaurid
  8. mesosaurids
  9. mesosaurs
  10. mesoscale
  11. mesoscale convective system

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