Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of the genus †Plesiosaurus of extinct long-necked marine reptiles from the Early Jurassic.

    extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck and a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Plesiosaurus saw a few steamboats and there was no end to his madness.

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Forms

plural: plesiosauruses / plesiosauri

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck and a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous:plesiosaur

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