"mosasaur" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mosasaurs [plural]
Etymology: From scientific Latin Mosasaurus (genus name). Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Mosasaurus|genus}} Mosasaurus Head templates: {{en-noun}} mosasaur (plural mosasaurs)
  1. A large extinct marine reptile in the family †Mosasauridae, dominant marine predator of the Cretaceous. Mosasaurs are considred to be in squmata, the same group that includes lizards and snakes. Categories (lifeform): Reptiles Related terms: mosasaurian, mosasaurid, mosasaurine, mosasauroid, Mosasauridae Translations (extinct marine reptile in family Mosasauridae): mosasauro (Italian), mosasáurido [masculine] (Spanish), mosasaurio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mosasaur-en-noun-8iqlCkXO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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