ichthyosaurus

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Definition of ichthyosaurus in English Turkish dictionary

{i} yarı balık yarı kertenkele canlı

(isim) yarı balık yarı kertenkele canlı

English - English

Definition of ichthyosaurus in English English dictionary

Any of various extinct fishlike marine reptiles of the order Ichthyosauria of the Triassic period to the Cretaceous Period

{i} any one of the extinct gigantic aquatic reptile with short and biconcave vertebrae

Several species, varying in length from ten to thirty feet, are known from the Liassic, Oölitic, and Cretaceous formations

An extinct genus of marine reptiles; - - so named from their short, biconcave vertebræ, resembling those of fishes

ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic

Related Terms

genus ichthyosaurus

type genus of the Ichthyosauridae

Hyphenation

ich·thy·o·saur·us

Synonyms

ichthyosaur

Etymology

() From ichthyo- +‎ saurus.