archosaur

Other forms of archosaur

plural

archosaurs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about archosaur

What does archosaur mean?

archosaur means "extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts".

How many syllables are in archosaur?

archosaur has 3 syllables: ar-cho-saur. The stress falls on "ar".

What is another word for archosaur?

Close synonyms include archosaurian, archosaurian reptile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is archosaur a common word?

archosaur is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.