Etymology

pelagosaur

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Today it means: Any of the extinct crocodile-like animals of genus †Pelagosaurus which lived during the Jurassic period. Full definition →

Latin pelagus ← Ancient Greek πελαγικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπελαγικός
  2. Latin · derived frompelagus
  3. English todaypelagosaur

From Latin pelagus from Ancient Greek πελαγικός (pelagikós), from πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”) + -saur.

Words from the same roots

Latinpelagus all →

archipelago

Ancient Greekπελαγικός all →

pelagic

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