Thesaurus: mosasaurus

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1. n. A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands.
2. A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands. [Written also Mososaurus.]
3. A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, buthaving the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles.The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discoveredin Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands. [Written alsoMososaurus.]
4. n. A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands.