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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phytosaur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phy-tosaur
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the extinct order †Phytosauria of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.

Etymology

From phyto- + -saur.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phytosaurs (plural)

Synonyms

parasuchian

Questions

What does phytosaur mean?
Any of the extinct order †Phytosauria of large semi-aquatic predatory archosaurs, resembling modern crocodiles, that flourished during the Late Triassic period.
Where does phytosaur come from?
From phyto- + -saur.

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