archosaur

Meaning

A reptile of the taxon Archosauria, which includes modern crocodilians and birds, as well as the extinct pterosaurs, non-avian dinosaurs and other taxa.

Synonyms

archosaurian

archosaurian reptile

Translations

arcosaure

ερπετό archosaur

Archosauria

archosauriens

archosauria

arcossauros

arcossauro

archosauria

Etymology

From translingual Archosauria (“taxonomic division of extinct reptiles”), from Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn, “leader”) + σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”).