mosasaur

Definitions


[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:
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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