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a huge marine reptile of the Cretaceous period whose fossil has been found in Australia: »
The 42-foot-long skeleton of the 100-million-year-old Kronosaurus was reconstructed, the only complete skeleton of what was once the largest flesh-eating reptile in the sea (Science News Letter).
╂[< New Latin Kronosaurus the genus name < Greek Krónos Cronus + saûros lizard]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.