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liopleurodon

liopleurodon noun: any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.

Noun

liopleurodon (plural liopleurodons)

  1. Any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.

Forms of liopleurodon

pluralliopleurodons

Origin of liopleurodon

From the genus name (from Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos) + pleuro- + -odon).

Questions about liopleurodon

What does liopleurodon mean?
Liopleurodon means any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.
What part of speech is liopleurodon?
Liopleurodon is a noun.
What is the plural of liopleurodon?
The plural of liopleurodon is liopleurodons.

Words near liopleurodon in the dictionary

  1. Lionsville
  2. liontamer
  3. liontamers
  4. Lionville
  5. Lionya
  6. liopleurodon
  7. liopleurodons
  8. liopropomin
  9. liopropomins
  10. Lior
  11. liothyronine

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