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Ichthyosaur vs Archosaur - What's the difference?

ichthyosaur | archosaur |

As nouns the difference between ichthyosaur and archosaur

is that ichthyosaur is any of several extinct fishlike reptiles, of the order while archosaur is (biology) any reptile of the taxon archosauria ; includes the extinct dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs and the modern crocodiles.

ichthyosaur

English

Noun

(wikipedia ichthyosaur) (en-noun)
  • Any of several extinct fishlike reptiles, of the order

    • archosaur

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any reptile of the taxon Archosauria ; includes the extinct dinosaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs and the modern crocodiles

    • Hyponyms

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