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MOSASAUR
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Noun
mosasaur (plural mosasaurs)
A large extinct marine reptile in the family Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considred to be in squmata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.[from c. 1840]
Source: Wiktionary
Mos"a*saur, Mos`a*sau"ri*an, n. (Paleon.)
Definition: One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See Mosasauria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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