Mesosuchia

plural noun

Meso·​su·​chia

in some classifications

: a suborder of Loricata comprising variable and more or less archaic reptiles of the Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous

mesosuchian

¦⸗⸗¦⸗kēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from mes- + Greek souchos crocodile + New Latin -ia

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