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- [kot-l-uh-sawr]
- /ˈkɒt l əˌsɔr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kot-l-uh-sawr]
- /ˈkɒt l əˌsɔr/
Definitions of cotylosaur word
- noun cotylosaur any of various members of the extinct order of primitive and massive reptiles known as Cotylosauria, which lived between the Carboniferous and Triassic ages 3
- noun cotylosaur any member of the extinct order Cotylosauria, comprising heavy-bodied, splay-limbed, plant-eating reptiles that arose during the Carboniferous Period and that are considered to include the ancestors of all other reptiles. 1
- noun cotylosaur (paleontology, dated) A member of the Captorhinidae, the earliest group of true reptiles from the Carboniferous through the Permian. 1
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Origin of cotylosaur
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
1900-05; < New Latin Cotylosauria, equivalent to cotyl(lus) a hollow space in the bones forming the distinctive articulation of skull and vertebrae, which orig. defined the order (masculine noun < Greek kotýlē socket, cup, anything hollow) + -o- -o- + -sauria; see -saur, -ia
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Parts of speech for Cotylosaur
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cotylosaur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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