plesiosaur

/plee-see-uh-sawr/US // ˈpli si əˌsɔr //UK // (ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː) //

复式生物蜥蜴,复式生物龙,复式生物,复式生物体

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.

The Plesiosaur, on the other hand, had a small and delicate head, with slender teeth and small eyes.
In the popular mind, perhaps, the Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaur are the typical representatives of that extinct race.
He might draw the line at a white plesiosaur riding up to meet his catamaran.