mésosuchien

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French

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, middle, medium) +‎ Ancient Greek σοῦχος (soûkhos, crocodile) +‎ -ien.

Noun

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mésosuchien m (plural mésosuchiens)

  1. a fossil aquatic crocodilian, of the clade Mesoeucrocodylia, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of Western Europe