Found 2 items, similar to Ichthyosaurus.
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Definition: ichthyosaurus
ichthyosaurus
n : ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic
[also:
ichthyosauri (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Ichthyosaurus
Ichthyosaurus
\Ich`thy*o*sau"rus\, n.; pl.
Ichthyosauri. [NL.,
fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + say^ros a lizard.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their
short, biconcave vertebr[ae], resembling those of fishes.
Several species, varying in length from ten to thirty feet,
are known from the Liassic, O["o]litic, and Cretaceous
formations.
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