Allognathosuchus

noun

Al·​lo·​gnath·​o·​su·​chus

ˌaləˌnathəˈsükəs,

ˌaˌlägˌn-

: a genus of Eocene crocodilians sometimes regarded as ancestral to the true alligators

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from all- + gnath- + -suchus (irregular from Greek sychnos long, large)

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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