Aetosaurus

noun

Aeto·​sau·​rus
ā-¦e-tə-¦sȯr-əs,
ā-¦ē-
: a genus of small, extinct aetosaurs that lived during the late Triassic period

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Greek āetós "eagle" + New Latin -o- -o- + -saurus -saurus; from the birdlike form of the skull

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Aetosaurus was in 1880

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“Aetosaurus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aetosaurus. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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