archosaurian vs nothosaur
nothosaur vs archosaurianarchosaurian and nothosaur both are nouns.
archosaurian is an adjective but nothosaur is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| archosaurian | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| nothosaur | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
nothosaur is a hyponym of
archosaurian; that is, nothosaur is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
archosaurian:
- archosaurian: extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts
- nothosaur: extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming
Other hyponyms of archosaurian include
dinosaur, flying reptile, pterosaur, thecodont, thecodont reptile, ichthyosaur, plesiosaur, plesiosaurus.
| archosaurian (noun) | nothosaur (noun) |
|---|---|
| extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts | extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming |
| archosaurian (adjective) | nothosaur (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria |
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