Meanings
nounsaltopus (plural saltopuses)
plural saltopuses
- A small carnivorous dinosaur, Saltopus elginensis, which lived during the upper Triassic era.
Origin
From the genus name.
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saltopus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltopus
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