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mosasaur
[ moh-suh-sawr ]
/ ˈmoʊ səˌsɔr /
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noun
any of several extinct carnivorous marine lizards from the Cretaceous Period, having the limbs modified into broad, webbed paddles.
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How to use mosasaur in a sentence
The ocean ecosystem was thriving at the time, so there may have been dozens of mosasaur species in a single habitat, he says, and they weren’t done producing weird prototypes like Xenodens.
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other|Jake Buehler|February 2, 2021|Science News
British Dictionary definitions for mosasaur
mosasaur
mosasaurus (ˌməʊsəˈsɔːrəs)
/ (ˈməʊsəˌsɔː) /
noun plural -saurs or -sauri (-ˈsɔːraɪ)
any of various extinct Cretaceous giant marine lizards of the genus Mosasaurus and related genera, typically having paddle-like limbs
Word Origin for mosasaur
C18: from Latin Mosa the river Meuse (near which remains were first found) + -saur
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Scientific definitions for mosasaur
mosasaur
[ mō′sə-sôr′ ]
Any of various medium-sized to large extinct aquatic lizards of the family Mosasauridae of the Cretaceous Period, having modified limbs that served as paddles for swimming. Some species reached lengths of over 15 meters (50 feet).
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