Ichthyosaurus

//ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːɹəs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of ichthyosaur. alt-of, alternative, archaic

    "A deadened burst of mighty splashes and snorts reached us from afar, as though an ichthyosaurus had been taking a bath of glitter in the great river."

  2. 2
    ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic wordnet
  3. 3
    Any members of the genus Ichthyosaurus.

Synonyms

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ichthyosaurichthyosaur

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"A deadened burst of mighty splashes and snorts reached us from afar, as though an ichthyosaurus had been taking a bath of glitter in the great river."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to ichthyo- + -saurus.

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