Etymology

goniorhynchid

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Today it means: Any of the extinct microsaur genus †Goniorhynchus (a synonym of †Rhynchonkos). Full definition →

Ancient Greek γωνία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγωνία“angle”
  2. English todaygoniorhynchid

From translingual Goniorhynchus + -id. The genus name itself is from Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “angle”) + ῥῠ́γχος (rhŭ́nkhos, “snout”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγωνία all →

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