Ophthalmosaurus

noun

Oph·​thal·​mo·​sau·​rus

: a genus of Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous ichthyosaurs of England having no or only a few small teeth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ophthalm- + -saurus

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Rhymes for Ophthalmosaurus

• maquiladoras
• authorise
• clitoris
• liquorice
• prioress
• pylorus
• thesaurus
• chloris
• chorus
• horus
• lores
• morrice