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phytosaur

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fī′tə sôr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phy•to•saur  (fī′tə sôr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Paleontologyany armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
  • Neo-Latin Phytosauria (see phyto-, -saur, -ia)

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