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thalattosaur

thalattosaur noun: a prehistoric marine reptile of the extinct order †Thalattosauria.

Noun

thalattosaur (plural thalattosaurs)

  1. A prehistoric marine reptile of the extinct order †Thalattosauria.
    • The preferred habitat of the thalattosaurs was apparently the sea.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...

Forms of thalattosaur

pluralthalattosaurs

Questions about thalattosaur

What does thalattosaur mean?
Thalattosaur means a prehistoric marine reptile of the extinct order †Thalattosauria.
What part of speech is thalattosaur?
Thalattosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of thalattosaur?
The plural of thalattosaur is thalattosaurs.

Words near thalattosaur in the dictionary

  1. thalassotherapy
  2. thalassotherian
  3. thalattocracies
  4. thalattocracy
  5. thalattology
  6. thalattosaur
  7. thalattosaurid
  8. thalattosaurids
  9. thalattosaurs
  10. thalattosuchian
  11. thalattosuchians

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