basilosaurus

basilosaurus
\\ˌbasəlōˈsȯrəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek basileus king + New Latin -o- + -saurus
: a genus (the type of the family Basilosauridae) of large slender-bodied Eocene whales that are found most abundantly in Alabamian and Floridian rocks and that have serrated posterior teeth with two roots — see zeuglodontia

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  • basilosaurus — bas·i·lo·sau·rus …   English syllables

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