Pseudosuchia

plural noun

Pseu·​do·​su·​chia

ˌsüdōˈsükēə

: a suborder of Thecodontia comprising small slender generalized Triassic reptiles probably near the common ancestry of dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians

pseudosuchian

¦⸗⸗¦⸗kēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

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

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