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mosasaurs

mosasaurs is the plural of mosasaur.

Meaning of mosasaur

Noun

mosasaur (plural mosasaurs)

  1. A large extinct marine reptile in the family †Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considered to belong to Squamata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.
    • What I find deeply disturbing, however, is that Mr. Ross could believe that the earth was created 10,000 years ago, but nevertheless write in his dissertation that mosasaurs, or marine reptiles, existed more than 65 million years ago.2007 February 14, “The Case of the Creationist Geologist (5 Letters)”, in New York Times

Questions about mosasaurs

What is mosasaurs the plural of?
Mosasaurs is the plural of mosasaur.

Words near mosasaurs in the dictionary

  1. mosasaurids
  2. mosasaurine
  3. mosasaurines
  4. mosasauroid
  5. mosasauroids
  6. mosasaurs
  7. mosaul
  8. mosaulchee
  9. mosaulchees
  10. mosauls
  11. mosbolletjie

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