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    PLESIOSAURUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceousplay

    Synonyms:

    plesiosaur; plesiosaurus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("plesiosaurus" is a kind of...):

    archosaur; archosaurian; archosaurian reptile (extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)

    Holonyms ("plesiosaurus" is a member of...):

    genus Plesiosaurus (a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria)

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