notosuchian

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noun

A member of the Notosuchia, a suborder of primarily Gondwanan mesoeucrocodylian crocodylomorphs that lived during the Cretaceous period.

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Meanings

nounnotosuchian (plural notosuchians)

plural notosuchians

  1. biologyA member of the Notosuchia, a suborder of primarily Gondwanan mesoeucrocodylian crocodylomorphs that lived during the Cretaceous period.

Origin

  1. translingualNotosuchia
  2. Englishnotosuchian

From translingual Notosuchia + -an.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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