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protorosaur

protorosaur noun: an extinct archosauromorph reptile of the order Protorosauria.

Noun

protorosaur (plural protorosaurs)

  1. An extinct archosauromorph reptile of the order Protorosauria.
    • The large-sized protorosaur Tanystropheus had extremely elongated neck vertebrae and a neck more than two times the length of its trunk.2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page...
    • On the other side, there are about 28 chevrons in the long tail of the protorosaur Tanystropheus at least half of which are similar to element i (see [33 ]: Plate 1, Figure 37).2015 November 12, “A Reappraisal of the Purported Gastric Pellet with Pterosaurian Bones from the Upper Triassic of Italy”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of protorosaur

pluralprotorosaurs

Origin of protorosaur

From scientific Latin Protorosaurus (genus name).

Questions about protorosaur

What does protorosaur mean?
Protorosaur means an extinct archosauromorph reptile of the order Protorosauria.
What part of speech is protorosaur?
Protorosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of protorosaur?
The plural of protorosaur is protorosaurs.

Words near protorosaur in the dictionary

  1. protoreceptors
  2. protoreligion
  3. protoreligions
  4. protoreligious
  5. protoribosome
  6. protorosaur
  7. protorosaurian
  8. protorosaurians
  9. protorosaurs
  10. protorothyridid
  11. protorothyridids

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