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plesiosaur

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plesiosaur

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Main Entry: ple·si·o·saur

Pronunciation: \ˈplē-sē-ə-ˌsȯr, -zē-\

Function: noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek plēsios close (akin to Greek pelas near) + sauros lizard

Date: 1839

: any of an order or suborder (Plesiosauria) of large carnivorous marine reptiles of the Mesozoic with dorsoventrally flattened bodies and limbs modified into flippers

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