- Ichthyosaur
- Ichthyosaur (n.) extinct reptile, 1830, Modern Latin, from Gk. ikhthys "fish" + sauros "lizard."
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Ichthyosaur
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Ichthyosaur — Ich thy*o*saur, n. [Cf. F. ichthyosaure.] (Paleon.) One of the Ichthyosaura. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ichthyosaur — (also ichthyosaurus) ► NOUN ▪ a fossil marine reptile with a long pointed head, four flippers, and a vertical tail … English terms dictionary
ichthyosaur — [ik′thē ō sôr΄, ik′thē əsôr΄] n. [< ModL < ICHTHYO + SAUR] any of an extinct order (Ichthyosauria) of prehistoric marine reptiles, which had a fishlike body, four paddle shaped flippers, and a dolphinlike head ichthyosaurian [ik΄thē əsôr′ē… … English World dictionary
Ichthyosaur — Taxobox name = Ichthyosauria fossil range = Fossil range|245|90 Middle Triassic Late Cretaceous image width = 250px image caption = Ichthyosaur, Holzmaden, regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida? superordo … Wikipedia
ichthyosaur — ichthyosaurian, adj., n. ichthyosauroid, adj. /ik thee euh sawr /, n. any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 ft. (1.2 to 12 m) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four… … Universalium
ichthyosaur — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek ichthy + sauros lizard Date: 1830 any of an order (Ichthyosauria) of extinct marine reptiles of the Mesozoic specialized for aquatic life by a streamlined body with a long snout, limbs reduced to small fins… … New Collegiate Dictionary
ichthyosaur — noun Any of several extinct fishlike reptiles, of the order Ichthyosauria, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise … Wiktionary
ichthyosaur — , ichthyosaurus Prehistoric marine reptile … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
ichthyosaur — n. ichthyosaurus, any one of the extinct gigantic aquatic reptile with short and biconcave vertebrae … English contemporary dictionary
ichthyosaur — [ ɪkθɪəsɔ:] (also ichthyosaurus ˌɪkθɪə sɔ:rəs) noun a fossil marine reptile of the Mesozoic era, resembling a dolphin with a long pointed head, four flippers, and a vertical tail … English new terms dictionary
