Meanings
nouneureptile (plural eureptiles)
plural eureptiles
- biologyAny member of the Eureptilia.
There are, however, reasons to believe that aquatic or semiaquatic habits were more widespread among eureptiles than traditionally assumed and that the exclusion of aquatic or semi-aquatic taxa biases the analyses.
2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: eureptilian
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the Eureptilia.
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Origin
From eu- + reptile, influenced by Eureptilia.
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