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PLESIOSAUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
Synonyms:
plesiosaur; plesiosaurus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("plesiosaur" is a kind of...):
archosaur; archosaurian; archosaurian reptile (extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)
Holonyms ("plesiosaur" is a member of...):
genus Plesiosaurus (a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria)
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