n. any large extinct marine reptile of the genus Mosasaurus, with a long slender body and flipper-like limbs.
Etymology: mod.L f. Mosa river Meuse (near which it was first discovered) + Gk sauros lizard
n. any large extinct marine reptile of the genus Mosasaurus, with a long slender body and flipper-like limbs.
Etymology: mod.L f. Mosa river Meuse (near which it was first discovered) + Gk sauros lizard
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012