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mosasaur
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[ˈməʊzəsɔː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a large fossil marine reptile of the late Cretaceous period, with large toothed jaws, paddle-like limbs, and a long flattened tail, related to the monitor lizards
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Origin
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mid 19th century: from modern Latin Mosasaurus, from Latin Mosa, ‘Meuse’ (the river near which it was first discovered) + Greek sauros ‘lizard’
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