Eosuchia

plural noun

Eo·​su·​chia

ˌēōˈsükēə

: an order of Reptilia comprising primitive extinct 2-arched reptiles (subclass Lepidosauria) from the Upper Permian that are sometimes considered ancestral to modern lizards and snakes

eosuchian

¦⸗⸗¦⸗⸗ən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eo- + Greek souchos, a kind of crocodile + New Latin -ia

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