phytosaur
/ˈfʌɪtəsɔː/Palaeontology
noun
A crocodile-like reptile of the Late Triassic suborder Phytosauria.
- Formerly used only of the genus Phytosaurus..
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Science. From phyto- + -saur, after either scientific Latin Phytosauria, suborder name or scientific Latin Phytosaurus, genus name, so called on account of the supposition at the time that the animals were herbivorous.
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- fluohydric acid
- fluophotometer
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- fluoracetamide
- fluor acid
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- fluor albus
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- fluoranthene
- fluorapatite
- fluorated
- fluorene
- fluoresce
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- fluorescence
- fluorescence microscope
- fluorescence microscopy
- fluorescence spectroscopy