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archosaurian reptile vs plesiosaur

plesiosaur vs archosaurian reptile

archosaurian reptile and plesiosaur both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
archosaurian reptile Yes No No No
plesiosaur Yes No No No
As nouns, plesiosaur is a hyponym of archosaurian reptile; that is, plesiosaur is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than archosaurian reptile:
  • archosaurian reptile: extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts
  • plesiosaur: extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck and a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
Other hyponyms of archosaurian reptile include dinosaur, flying reptile, pterosaur, thecodont, thecodont reptile, ichthyosaur, plesiosaurus, nothosaur.
archosaurian reptile (noun) plesiosaur (noun)
extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck and a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
Difference between archosaurian reptile and plesiosaur

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