PLESIOSAUR


Meaning of PLESIOSAUR in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' pl ē -s ē - ə - ˌ so ̇ r, -z ē -

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek pl ē sios close (akin to Greek pelas near) + sauros lizard

Date: 1839

: any of an order or suborder (Plesiosauria) of large carnivorous marine reptiles of the Mesozoic with dorsoventrally flattened bodies and limbs modified into flippers

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