mosassauro

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Mosasaurus. By surface analysis, Mosa +‎ -sauro.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.zaˈsaw.ɾu/ [mo.zaˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.zaˈsaw.ɾo/ [mo.zaˈsaʊ̯.ɾo]

  • Hyphenation: mo‧sas‧sau‧ro

Noun

mosassauro m (plural mosassauros)

  1. mosasaur

Further reading

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