ichthyosaurus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of ichthyosaurus
From New Latin, dating back to 1825–35; see origin at ichthyo-, -saurus
Vocabulary lists containing ichthyosaurus
Example Sentences
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“It is definitely a surprise,” said Benjamin C. Moon, an ichthyosaurus researcher at the University of Bristol in England who was not involved with the research.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
Would it have been better if he had translated her words into the scientific phraseology which the doctor made use of with regard to the ichthyosaurus?
From A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder by De Mille, James
There was the ichthyosaurus, a fishlike marine lizard, familiar to us all from a thousand reconstructions, with his long thin body, his strong flippers, his stumpy neck, and his huge pair of staring goggle eyes.
From Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science by Allen, Grant
He may have been contemporary with the amœba, or with the ichthyosaurus, or haply with the earliest quadrumana.
From God and Mr. Wells A Critical Examination of 'God the Invisible King' by Archer, William
She was awfully glad, because she said: 'I have long feared my dear beautiful Aunt would marry an ichthyosaurus.'
From Through the Postern Gate A Romance in Seven Days by Barclay, Florence L. (Florence Louisa)
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