Meanings
nounnothosaur (plural nothosaurs)
plural nothosaurs
- biologyAn extinct marine reptile of the order Nothosauroidea, from the Triassic period.
Nothosaurs were equipped with large, slightly curved teeth, which could provide a scissor-like bite like crocodiles.
2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 68
Origin
From scientific Latin Nothosaurus (genus name).
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nothosaur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nothosaur
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