plesiosaur
plesiosaur
Definition
plesio·saur (plē′sē ə sôr′)
noun
any of an extinct group (order Sauropterygia) of large water reptiles of the Mesozoic Era, characterized by a small head, long neck, short tail, and four paddlelike limbs
Etymology: < ModL Plesiosaurus < Gr plēsios, close, near, akin to pelos, near (prob. < IE base *pel-, to push > felt, L pellere, to drive) + -saur
plesiosaur
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- age: Our aging plesiosaur has seen a lot in her life but wishes to make clear her complete support of democracy and freedom of expression.
- find: Map Map 1821 Mary Anning finds the first known fossil Plesiosaur.
Adjective modifier
- first: Map Map 1821 Mary Anning finds the first known fossil Plesiosaur.
Modifies a noun
- skeleton: Dinosaur named after electrician - A 70 million-year-old plesiosaur skeleton may be named after the electrician who found it, experts said.
Browse dictionary entries near plesiosaur
- Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy
- plesiochronous
- pleopod
- pleonastic
- pleonasm
- pleomorphism
- pleochroism
- pleochroic halo
- pleo-
- plenum cable
- plessor
- plethora
- plethoric
- plethysmograph
- pleura
- pleurisy
- pleurisy root
- pleuro-
- pleurodont
- pleuron
