ichthyosaur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/
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Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Meanings
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Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.
2013, F. Crescitelli, The Visual System in Vertebrates, page 27:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ichthyosaurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (31)
sv fisködla (extinct reptile) · ru ихтиоза́вр (extinct reptile) · uk іхтіоза́вр (extinct reptile) · es ictiosaurio (extinct reptile) · sv ichthyosaurie (extinct reptile) · sk rybojašter (extinct reptile) · ko 어룡 (extinct reptile) · pl ichtiozaur (extinct reptile) · fr ichtyosaure (extinct reptile) · pt ictiossauro (extinct reptile) · vo liktiosaur (extinct reptile) · de Fischeidechse (extinct reptile) · is fiskeðla (extinct reptile) · de Fischechse (extinct reptile) · eo iktiosaŭro (extinct reptile) · de Ichthyosaurus (extinct reptile) · ru р̀ыбоя́щер (extinct reptile) · la ichthyosaurus (extinct reptile) · sl ihtiozaverr (extinct reptile) · ja 魚竜 (extinct reptile) · nl ichthyosauriër (extinct reptile) · cmn 魚龍 /鱼龙 (extinct reptile) · tl isdambayawak (extinct reptile) · el ιχθυόσαυρος (extinct reptile) · de Fischsaurier (extinct reptile) · it ittiosauro (extinct reptile) · ro ihtiozaur (extinct reptile) · crh ihtiozavr (extinct reptile) · eo iĥtiosaŭro (extinct reptile) · fi kalalisko (extinct reptile) · de Ichthyosaurier (extinct reptile)