Definitions for plesiosaur

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plesiosaur ple·si·o·saur

Spelling: [plee-see-uh-sawr]

IPA: /ˈpli si əˌsɔr/

Plesiosaur is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 1023 anagrams from letters in plesiosaur (aeiloprssu).

Definitions for plesiosaur

noun

1. any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.

Origin of plesiosaur

New Latin Plesiosaurus (1821), equivalent to Greek plēsí(os) near, close to + -o- -o- + saûros -saur; orig. so named because of its conjectured

Examples for plesiosaur

In the popular mind, perhaps, the Ichthyosaur and plesiosaur are the typical representatives of that extinct race.

The plesiosaur, on the other hand, had a small and delicate head, with slender teeth and small eyes.