phytosaur

[ fahy-tuh-sawr ]
/ ˈfaɪ təˌsɔr /

noun

any 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.

Origin of phytosaur

< New Latin Phytosauria (see phyto-, -saur, -ia)

Words nearby phytosaur

phytoplankton, phytoplasm, phytoplasma, phytoremediation, phytosanitary, phytosaur, phytosociology, phytosterol, phytosuccivorous, phytotherapy, phytotoxic