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ichthyosaur
ich·thy·o·saur I0014200 (ĭk′thē-ə-sôr′)n. Any of various extinct marine reptiles of the group Ichthyosauria or Ichthyopterygia of the Mesozoic Era, having a long flexible body with fins and an elongated toothed snout.
[From New Latin Ichthyosaurus, type genus of the group : Greek ikhthuo-, ichthyo- + Greek sauros, lizard.]ichthyosaur (ˈɪkθɪəˌsɔː) or ichthyosaurusn, pl -saurs, -sauruses or -sauri (-ˈsɔːraɪ) (Palaeontology) any extinct marine Mesozoic reptile of the order Ichthyosauria, which had a porpoise-like body with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-like limbs. See also plesiosaurich•thy•o•saur (ˈɪk θi əˌsɔr)
n. any large fishlike reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, having four flippers and a prominent caudal fin. [1820–30; < New Latin] ich`thy•o•sau′ri•an, adj., n. ich·thy·o·saur (ĭk′thē-ə-sôr′) Any of various extinct sea reptiles of the Mesozoic Era having a long beak, four flippers, a dolphin-like body, and a tail with a large fin.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ichthyosaur - any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbsarchosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile - extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodontsIchthyosauria, order Ichthyosauria - extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaursichthyosaurus - ichthyosaurs of the Jurassicstenopterygius, Stenopterygius quadrisicissus - an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius |
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ichthyosaur a large extinct reptile that existed from the TRIASSIC PERIOD to the CRETACEOUS PERIOD. It had paddle-shaped limbs, a head with long toothed jaws, and a fish-like tail.ichthyosaur
Related to ichthyosaur: ichthyosaurusWords related to ichthyosaurnoun any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbsRelated Words- archosaur
- archosaurian
- archosaurian reptile
- Ichthyosauria
- order Ichthyosauria
- ichthyosaurus
- stenopterygius
- Stenopterygius quadrisicissus
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