ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsȯrəs noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from dolich- + -saurus
: a genus (the type of the family Dolichosauriidae) of small long-necked aquatic fossil lizards from the Upper Cretaceous of England closely related to the recent Varanidae