Cotylosauria

plural noun

Cot·​y·​lo·​sau·​ria

¦kä-tə-lə-¦sȯr-ē-ə,

kə¦tilə-

: an order of Anapsida comprising extremely primitive late Paleozoic and early Triassic reptiles with short legs and massive bodies

cotylosaurian

-rēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from cotyl- + -sauria

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