Aigialosaurus
noun
Ai·gi·a·lo·sau·rus
ī-ˌjī-ə-(ˌ)lō-ˈsȯr-əs
: a genus (the type of the family Aigialosauridae) of fossil probably semiaquatic lizards of the Lower Cretaceous
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek aigialos seashore + New Latin -saurus
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above