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mesosuchians

mesosuchians is the plural of mesosuchian.

Meaning of mesosuchian

Noun

mesosuchian (plural mesosuchians)

  1. Any of the informal group †Mesosuchia of terrestrial, semi-aquatic, or fully aquatic crocodylomorph reptiles, previously thought to be true cocodiles.
    • The kind of change which would convert a Parasuchian into a Mesosuchian, would, if continued, convert a Mesosuchian into an Eusuchian.1859, Geological Survey of Great Britain, Edward Forbes, Memoirs of the Geological Survey of the United Kingdom: Figures and Descriptions Illustrative of British Organic Remains, H.M. Stationery...

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Noun capitalized: Mesosuchians

Mesosuchians

  1. (plural) plural of Mesosuchian

Questions about mesosuchians

What is mesosuchians the plural of?
Mesosuchians is the plural of mesosuchian.
What part of speech is mesosuchians?
Mesosuchians is a noun.

Words near mesosuchians in the dictionary

  1. mesostyles
  2. mesostylid
  3. mesostylids
  4. mesostylous
  5. mesosuchian
  6. mesosuchians
  7. mesosulfuron
  8. mesosyntenic
  9. mesosynteny
  10. mesosystem
  11. mesosystemic

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