plesiosaur

[ plee-see-uh-sawr ]

/ ˈpli si əˌsɔr /

noun

any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.

Origin of plesiosaur

<New Latin Plesiosaurus (1821), equivalent to Greek plēsí(os) near, close to + -o--o- + saûros-saur; originally so named because of its conjectured nearness to modern reptiles, relative to the ichthyosaurs

OTHER WORDS FROM plesiosaur

ple·si·o·sau·roid, adjective

Words nearby plesiosaur

pleonosteosis, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid, plesiosaur, plessimeter, plessor, Plessy versus Ferguson, plethora, plethoric

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Example sentences from the Web for plesiosaur

In the popular mind, perhaps, the Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaur are the typical representatives of that extinct race.
The Story of Evolution|Joseph McCabe
The Plesiosaur, on the other hand, had a small and delicate head, with slender teeth and small eyes.
The Story of the Earth and Man|J. W. Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for plesiosaur

plesiosaur

/ (ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː) /

noun

any of various extinct marine reptiles of the order Sauropterygia, esp any of the suborder Plesiosauria, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times, having a long neck, short tail, and paddle-like limbsSee also ichthyosaur Compare dinosaur, pterosaur

Word Origin for plesiosaur

C19: from New Latin plēsiosaurus, from Greek plēsios near + sauros a lizard

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Scientific definitions for plesiosaur

plesiosaur

[ plē′sē-ə-sôr′ ]

Any of various large, extinct marine reptiles of the genus Plesiosaurus and related genera of the Mesozoic Era. Most plesiosaurs had a small head on a long neck and a broad body with paddlelike limbs; one group had a large head on a short neck. The exact relationship between plesiosaurs and other reptiles is not known.

单词	plesiosaur
释义	plesiosaur [ plee-see-uh-sawr ] / ˈpli si əˌsɔr / noun any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail. Origin of plesiosaur <New Latin Plesiosaurus (1821), equivalent to Greek plēsí(os) near, close to + -o--o- + saûros-saur; originally so named because of its conjectured nearness to modern reptiles, relative to the ichthyosaurs OTHER WORDS FROM plesiosaur ple·si·o·sau·roid, adjective Words nearby plesiosaur pleonosteosis, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid, plesiosaur, plessimeter, plessor, Plessy versus Ferguson, plethora, plethoric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plesiosaur In the popular mind, perhaps, the Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaur are the typical representatives of that extinct race. The Story of Evolution\|Joseph McCabe The Plesiosaur, on the other hand, had a small and delicate head, with slender teeth and small eyes. The Story of the Earth and Man\|J. W. Dawson British Dictionary definitions for plesiosaur plesiosaur / (ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː) / noun any of various extinct marine reptiles of the order Sauropterygia, esp any of the suborder Plesiosauria, of Jurassic and Cretaceous times, having a long neck, short tail, and paddle-like limbsSee also ichthyosaur Compare dinosaur, pterosaur Word Origin for plesiosaur C19: from New Latin plēsiosaurus, from Greek plēsios near + sauros a lizard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for plesiosaur plesiosaur [ plē′sē-ə-sôr′ ] Any of various large, extinct marine reptiles of the genus Plesiosaurus and related genera of the Mesozoic Era. Most plesiosaurs had a small head on a long neck and a broad body with paddlelike limbs; one group had a large head on a short neck. The exact relationship between plesiosaurs and other reptiles is not known. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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