■ noun an extinct small aquatic reptile of the early Permian period, with an elongated body and a long, narrow snout with numerous teeth.
Origin
1950s: mod. L., from Gk mesos 'middle' + sauros 'lizard'.
■ noun an extinct small aquatic reptile of the early Permian period, with an elongated body and a long, narrow snout with numerous teeth.
Origin
1950s: mod. L., from Gk mesos 'middle' + sauros 'lizard'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004