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Plesiosaurus

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ple·si·o·saur  (pls--sôr, plz-) also ple·si·o·sau·rus (pls--sôrs, plz-)
n. pl. ple·si·o·saurs also ple·si·o·saur·i (-sôr)
A large extinct marine reptile having paddlelike limbs that was common in Europe and North America during the Mesozoic Era.
[New Latin Plsiosaurus, type genus : Greek plsios, near to; see pel-5 in Indo-European roots + Greek sauros, lizard.]
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Noun1.Plesiosaurus - extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbsplesiosaurus - extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
plesiosaur
archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile - extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts
genus Plesiosaurus - a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria
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Then the two men went on deck through the main hatch, and while one kept watch, the other cut a hind quarter off Plesiosaurus Olsoni, as Bradley dubbed the thing.
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