Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounextinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts
Similar
archosaurarchosaurian reptile
Broader
diapsiddiapsid reptile
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From taxonomic name Archosauria + -n.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
archosaurian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archosaurian
MLA
“archosaurian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archosaurian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archosaurian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archosaurian.
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