ichthyosaur

Noun CEFR C1

ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ

Definitions

Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.

Equivalents

Españolictiosaurio

Françaisichtyosaure

DeutschFischechse Fischeidechse FischsaurierIchthyosaurier Ichthyosaurus

11 more languages

Ελληνικάιχθυόσαυρος

Esperantoiĥtiosaŭro iktiosaŭro

ItalianoIttiosauro

日本語魚竜

한국어어룡

Nederlandsichthyosauriër

Polskiichtiozaur

Portuguêsictiossauro

Românăihtiozaur

Русскийихтиозавр р̀ыбоя́щер

Examples

“The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs.”

CEFR level

C1

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See also

ichthyosaurian ichthyosaurid ichthyosauriform ichthyosauromorph ichthyosaurus ichthyosis

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