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Definitions for ichthyosaurˈɪk θi əˌsɔr

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ich•thy•o•saurˈɪk θi əˌsɔr(n.)

  1. any large fishlike reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, having four flippers and a prominent caudal fin.

    Category: Paleontology

Origin of ichthyosaur:

1820–30; < NL

ich`thy•o•sau′ri•an(adj.; n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ichthyosaur(noun)

    any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs

Wiktionary

  1. ichthyosaur(Noun)

    Any of several extinct fishlike reptiles, of the order Ichthyosauria, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.

    2. Origin: Adaptation of modern Latin ichthyosaurus.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ichthyosaur(noun)

    one of the Ichthyosaura

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