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PALÃ¦OSAURUS

\pˈal ˌe͡ɪtˈɪldə ɒsˈɔːɹəs], \pˈal ˌe‍ɪtˈɪldə ɒsˈɔːɹəs], \p_ˈa_l ˌeɪ__t_ˈɪ_l_d_ə_ ɒ_s_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_s]\

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1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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p[=a]-l[=e]-[=o]-saw'rus, n. a genus of fossil saurian reptiles belonging to the Permian period. [Gr. palaios, ancient, sauros, lizard.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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