ichthyosaur

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22
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21
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11
Pronunciation
/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/

Definition of ichthyosaur

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
    “The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

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