PLESIOSAUR

plesiosaur, plesiosaurus

(noun) extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

plesiosaur (plural plesiosaurs)

Any of several extinct marine reptiles, of the order Plesiosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. [from c. 1840]

Synonym: plesiosaurus

Source: Wiktionary


Ple"si*o*saur, n. (Paleon.)

Definition: One of the Plesiosauria.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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