ichthyosaur
noun/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/
Etymology Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
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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:
- Synonyms
- ichthyosaurus
- Derived terms
- ichthyosauriform