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ictiossauro.

ichthyosaurian

11 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾu/Brazil[ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]Brazil/ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaw.ɾu/Brazil[ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]Brazil

  1. ichthyosaurian

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰúHs? Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s) Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra) Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)bor. Translingual -saurus taxonomic name Ichthyosauruslbor. Portuguese ictiossauro Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Ichthyosaurus. By surface analysis, ictio- + -sauro.

noun/ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾu/Brazil[ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]Brazil/ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaw.ɾu/Brazil[ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]Brazil

  1. ichthyosaur (any reptile of the order Ichthyosauria)

    masculine

  2. ichthyosaurus (any reptile of the genus Ichthyosaurus)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰúHs? Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s) Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra) Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)bor. Translingual -saurus taxonomic name Ichthyosauruslbor. Portuguese ictiossauro Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Ichthyosaurus. By surface analysis, ictio- + -sauro.

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