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ichthyosaurs

ichthyosaurs is the plural of ichthyosaur.

Meaning of ichthyosaur

Noun

ichthyosaur (plural ichthyosaurs)

  1. Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
    • The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.2013, F. Crescitelli, The Visual System in Vertebrates, page 27
    Synonyms:
    ichthyosaurus

Questions about ichthyosaurs

What is ichthyosaurs the plural of?
Ichthyosaurs is the plural of ichthyosaur.

Words near ichthyosaurs in the dictionary

  1. ichthyosaurids
  2. ichthyosauriform
  3. ichthyosauriforms
  4. ichthyosauromorph
  5. ichthyosauromorphs
  6. ichthyosaurs
  7. ichthyosaurus
  8. ichthyoses
  9. ichthyosiform
  10. ichthyosis
  11. ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens

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