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Noun: archosaur
  1. Extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
    - archosaurian, archosaurian reptile

Derived forms: archosaurs

Type of: diapsid, diapsid reptile

Part of: Archosauria, subclass Archosauria

Encyclopedia: Archosaur