dolichosaurus

\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsȯrəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from dolich- + -saurus

: a genus (the type of the family Dolichosauriidae) of small long-necked aquatic fossil lizards from the Upper Cretaceous of England closely related to the recent Varanidae

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Dolichosaurus /-söˈrəs/ noun

(Gr sauros lizard) the typical genus of Dolichosauˈria, a group of Cretaceous fossil reptiles

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Main Entry: ↑dolicho-