Galesaurus

noun

Gal·​e·​sau·​rus

: a genus (the type of the family Galesauridae) of advanced cynodont reptiles of the Karroo formation that have teeth suggesting those of a carnivorous mammal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek galeos dogfish, shark + New Latin -saurus

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Rhymes for Galesaurus

• polyporus
• authorise
• clitoris
• liquorice
• prioress
• pylorus
• thesaurus
• chloris
• chorus
• horus
• lores
• morrice