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plesiosaurus vs archosaurian

archosaurian vs plesiosaurus

plesiosaurus and archosaurian both are nouns.

plesiosaurus is not an adjective while archosaurian is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plesiosaurus Yes No No No
archosaurian Yes Yes No No
As nouns, archosaurian is a hypernym of plesiosaurus; that is, archosaurian is a word with a broader meaning than plesiosaurus:
  • plesiosaurus: 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
  • archosaurian: extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts
Other hypernyms of plesiosaurus include archosaur, archosaurian reptile.
plesiosaurus (noun) archosaurian (noun)
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 extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ichthyosaurs, thecodonts
plesiosaurus (adjective) archosaurian (adjective)
of or relating to reptiles of the subclass Archosauria
Difference between plesiosaurus and archosaurian

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