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Ichthyosaurus

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ich·thy·o·saur  (kth--sôr) also ich·thy·o·sau·rus (kth--sôrs)
n. pl. ich·thy·o·saurs also ich·thy·o·sau·ri (-sôr)
Any of various extinct fishlike marine reptiles of the order Ichthyosauria of the Triassic Period to the Cretaceous Period, having a porpoiselike head and an elongated, toothed snout.
[From New Latin ichthyosaurus : Greek ikhthuo-, ichthyo- + Greek sauros, lizard.]
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Noun1.Ichthyosaurusichthyosaurus - ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic        
ichthyosaur - any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs
genus Ichthyosaurus - type genus of the Ichthyosauridae


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Indeed, I found afterwards that horses, cattle, sheep, dogs, had followed the Ichthyosaurus into extinction.
The Time Machine by Wells, H.G. View in context
" Tatterdemalion vagrants--cheap braggadocio--"Arabian mares" spined and necked like the ichthyosaurus in the museum, and humped and cornered like a dromedary
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
A dead- ened burst of mighty splashes and snorts reached us from afar, as though an ichthyosaurus had been taking a bath of glitter in the great river.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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