monstersaurid

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noun

Any varanoid lizard of the clade Monstersauria

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Meanings

nounmonstersaurid (plural monstersaurids)

plural monstersaurids

  1. Any varanoid lizard of the clade Monstersauria

    Although present in most closely related anguids, this character is absent in platynotans with the exception of all shinisaurids, the monstersaurid Primaderma and the mosasaurid Dolichosaurus.

    2015 July 16, “Evidence of Egg Diversity in Squamate Evolution from Cretaceous Anguimorph Embryos”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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“monstersaurid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monstersaurid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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