teleosaur

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

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Noun

teleosaur (plural teleosaurs)

1. (paleontology) Any of several species of marine crocodylomorphs belonging to Teleosauridae . They are similar to the modern-day gharial.

References

• “teleosaur”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.