MOSASAURUS


Meaning of MOSASAURUS in English

n. any large extinct marine reptile of the genus Mosasaurus, with a long slender body and flipper-like limbs.

[ mod.L f. Mosa river Meuse (near which it was first discovered) + Gk sauros lizard ]

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