Allognathosuchus
noun
Al·lo·gnath·o·su·chus
ˌaləˌnathəˈsükəs,
ˌaˌlägˌn-
: a genus of Eocene crocodilians sometimes regarded as ancestral to the true alligators
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from all- + gnath- + -suchus (irregular from Greek sychnos long, large)
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined above