champsosaur

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noun

Any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus.

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Meanings

nounchampsosaur (plural champsosaurs)

plural champsosaurs

  1. Any extinct diapsid reptile of the genus †Champsosaurus.

    Somewhere out there, predatory lizards called chapsosaurs and large alligator-like crocodilians lurk, mostly submerged in the water, snapping at fish.

    2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherlands, Penguin, published 2023, page 107

Origin

Clipping of taxonomic name Champsosaurus.

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APA

champsosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champsosaur

MLA

“champsosaur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champsosaur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “champsosaur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champsosaur.

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