Pliosaur
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pliosaur is a noun meaning Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous.
Meaning
Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous.
Example Sentences
Hunting many of the other marine reptiles are the pliosaurs, short-necked and large-headed versions of plesiosaurs who appear to have had a general diet of anything that moved.
Word Forms
- pliosaurs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plesiosaur, pliosaurid, pliosauroid, plesiosaurid, pilosaurid, rhomalaeosaurid.
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