ichthyosaurs

noun

Meaning

Any of several fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.

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Related words

plesiosaurs(English)iguanodon(English)theropod(English)psittacosaurus(English)sauropods(English)theropod dinosaur(English)sauropod dinosaur(English)crinoids(English)

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