Ichthyosaur (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
noun plural -saurs, -sauruses or -sauri (-ˈsɔːraɪ)
  1. any extinct marine Mesozoic reptile of the order Ichthyosauria, which had a porpoise-like body with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-like limbs
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