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Allognathosuchus

noun
Al·​lo·​gnath·​o·​su·​chus | \ ˌaləˌnathəˈsükəs, ˌaˌlägˌn-\

Definition of Allognathosuchus

: a genus of Eocene crocodilians sometimes regarded as ancestral to the true alligators

First Known Use of Allognathosuchus

1921, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Allognathosuchus

New Latin, from all- + gnath- + -suchus (irregular from Greek sychnos long, large)

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