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tanystropheid

tanystropheid noun: an archosauromorph reptile of the extinct Tanystropheidae family.

Noun

tanystropheid (plural tanystropheids)

  1. An archosauromorph reptile of the extinct Tanystropheidae family.

Forms of tanystropheid

pluraltanystropheids

Origin of tanystropheid

From tany- + Ancient Greek στροφευς (stropheus) + -id.

Questions about tanystropheid

What does tanystropheid mean?
Tanystropheid means an archosauromorph reptile of the extinct Tanystropheidae family.
What part of speech is tanystropheid?
Tanystropheid is a noun.
What is the plural of tanystropheid?
The plural of tanystropheid is tanystropheids.

Words near tanystropheid in the dictionary

  1. tanylobous
  2. tanyosho pine
  3. tanyosho pines
  4. tanypezid
  5. tanypezids
  6. tanystropheid
  7. tanystropheids
  8. Tanz.
  9. Tanza
  10. tanzaku
  11. Tanzalin method

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