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
Here was the fossil nautilus that sailed the primeval seas; here was the skeleton of the mastodon, the ichthyosaurus, the cave-bear, the prodigious elk.
From Sketches New and Old, Part 3. by Twain, Mark
And now the priest of the ichthyosaurus advances and draws away the veil from the figure of the first man.
From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r
When Monet is dead it will be as impossible to paint an impressionistic picture as to revive the ichthyosaurus.
From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)
As for the ichthyosaurus - has he returned to his submarine cavern? or will he reappear on the surface of the sea?
From A Journey to the Interior of the Earth by Verne, Jules
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