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elasmosaur

elasmosaur noun: any plesiosaur of the genus Elasmosaurus.

Noun

elasmosaur (plural elasmosaurs)

  1. Any plesiosaur of the genus Elasmosaurus.
    • It is the first time in Australia the head and body of an elasmosaur, a type of plesiosaur, has been found in one piece.2022 December 6, Rachael Merritt, “Australia's first complete plesiosaur fossil discovered in outback Queensland”, in ABC News

Forms of elasmosaur

pluralelasmosaurs

Questions about elasmosaur

What does elasmosaur mean?
Elasmosaur means any plesiosaur of the genus Elasmosaurus.
What part of speech is elasmosaur?
Elasmosaur is a noun.
What is the plural of elasmosaur?
The plural of elasmosaur is elasmosaurs.

Words near elasmosaur in the dictionary

  1. elasmobranchids
  2. elasmobranchs
  3. elasmodine
  4. elasmoid
  5. elasmophobia
  6. elasmosaur
  7. elasmosaurid
  8. elasmosaurids
  9. elasmosaurine
  10. elasmosaurines
  11. elasmosaurs

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