"pliosaur" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pliosaurs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pliosaur (plural pliosaurs)
  1. Any plesiosaur in the suborder †Pliosauroidea, known from the earliest Jurassic to early Late Cretaceous. Categories (lifeform): Sauropterygians
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  2. Any plesiosaurs of the family Pliosauridae. Categories (lifeform): Sauropterygians Translations (member of the family Pliosauridae): pliosaurus (Finnish), плиоза́вр (pliozávr) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pliosaur-en-noun-9k4L6~oV Disambiguation of Sauropterygians: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'member of the family Pliosauridae': 0 100

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