Phytosauria

plural noun

Phy·​to·​sau·​ria

: a suborder of Thecodontia comprising Triassic reptiles similar to long-snouted crocodiles but having narial openings far back on the head

phytosaurian

¦⸗⸗¦sȯrēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from phyt- + -sauria

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