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noun
Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile
Narrower terms: ichthyosaurus, stenopterygius, Stenopterygius quadrisicissus
History
Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
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