ichthyosaur
(noun) any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs
ichthyosaurus
(noun) ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ichthyosaur (plural ichthyosaurs)
Any of several fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise. [from c. 1830]
• ichthyosaurus
Source: Wiktionary
Ich"thy*o*saur, n. Etym: [Cf. F. ichthyosaure.] (Paleon.)
Definition: One of the Ichthyosaura.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
