nothosaur

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Etymology

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From scientific Latin Nothosaurus (genus name).

Noun

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nothosaur (plural nothosaurs)

  1. (paleontology) An extinct marine reptile of the order Nothosauroidea, from the Triassic period.
    • 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:
      Nothosaurs were equipped with large, slightly curved teeth, which could provide a scissor-like bite like crocodiles.