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Webster 1913 Edition
Plesiosaurus
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Pleˊsi-o-sau′rus
,Noun.
pl.
Plesiosauri
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. [NL., fr. Gr [GREEK] near + [GREEK] a lizard.]
(Paleon.)
A genus of large extinct marine reptiles, having a very long neck, a small head, and paddles for swimming. It lived in the Mesozoic age.
Definition 2024
Plesiosaurus
Plesiosaurus
See also: plesiosaurus
Translingual
Proper noun
Plesiosaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plesiosauridae – the plesiosaurs, extinct large marine reptiles, associated with the Loch Ness monster.