- genus Plesiosaurus
- nouna reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria• Hypernyms: ↑reptile genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Plesiosauria, ↑suborder Plesiosauria• Member Meronyms: ↑plesiosaur, ↑plesiosaurus
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genus Plesiosaurus
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Plesiosaurus — Taxobox name = Plesiosaurus fossil range = Early Jurassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Sauropterygia ordo = Plesiosauria subordo = Plesiosauroidea familia = Plesiosauridae familia authority = Gray, 1825… … Wikipedia
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Plesiosaurus — Ple si*o*sau rus, n.; pl. {Plesiosauri}. [NL., fr. Gr ? near + ? 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reptile genus — noun a genus of reptiles • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chelonia, ↑genus Chelonia, ↑Caretta, ↑genus Caretta, ↑Lepidochelys, ↑genus Lepidochelys, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Thalassiodracon — Taxobox image width =250px name = Thalassiodracon fossil range = Late Triassic Early Jurassic regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida superordo = Sauropterygia ordo = Plesiosauria subordo = Pliosauroidea genus = Thalassiodracon… … Wikipedia
plesiosaur — plesiosauroid, adj. /plee see euh sawr /, n. 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. [ < NL Plesiosaurus (1821),… … Universalium
plesiosaur — /ˈplisiəsɔ/ (say pleeseeuhsaw) noun any member of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus which existed in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, comprising marine reptiles with small head, very long neck, short tail, and four large flippers. Also,… …
plesiosaur — noun extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous • Syn: ↑plesiosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑archosaur, ↑archosaurian, ↑archosaurian reptile • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Plesiosauria — noun any of the plesiosaurs • Syn: ↑suborder Plesiosauria • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Sauropterygia, ↑order Sauropterygia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
