"pliosaur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pliosaurs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pliosaur (plural pliosaurs)
  1. Any of several plesiosaurs of the family Pliosauridae, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Categories (lifeform): Sauropterygians Translations (member of the family Pliosauridae): pliosaurus (Finnish), плиоза́вр (pliozávr) [masculine] (Russian)

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