Definitions for ichthyosaurˈɪk θi əˌsɔr
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ich•thy•o•saurˈɪk θi əˌsɔr(n.)
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
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
ichthyosaur(Noun)
Any of several extinct fishlike reptiles, of the order Ichthyosauria, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
Origin: Adaptation of modern Latin ichthyosaurus.
Webster Dictionary
Ichthyosaur(noun)
one of the Ichthyosaura
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