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From taxonomic name Mesosuchia + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Any of the informal group †Mesosuchia of terrestrial, semi-aquatic, or fully aquatic crocodylomorph reptiles, previously thought to be true cocodiles. Full definition →
From taxonomic name Mesosuchia + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.