[ ɪ'lazmə(ʊ)sɔ: ]
■ noun a Cretaceous plesiosaur with a long neck shaped like that of a swan.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Elasmosaurus , from Gk elasmos 'beaten metal' + sauros 'lizard'.
[ ɪ'lazmə(ʊ)sɔ: ]
■ noun a Cretaceous plesiosaur with a long neck shaped like that of a swan.
Origin
C19: from mod. L. Elasmosaurus , from Gk elasmos 'beaten metal' + sauros 'lizard'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004