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basilosauruses

basilosauruses is the plural of basilosaurus.

Meaning of basilosaurus

Noun

basilosaurus (plural basilosauruses)

  1. Any species of several huge extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus †Basilosaurus, of the family †Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene, with two species B. isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).

Questions about basilosauruses

What is basilosauruses the plural of?
Basilosauruses is the plural of basilosaurus.

Words near basilosauruses in the dictionary

  1. basilosaur
  2. basilosaurid
  3. basilosaurids
  4. basilosaurs
  5. basilosaurus
  6. basilosauruses
  7. basils
  8. basilweed
  9. basimglurant
  10. basin
  11. basin and range topography

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