ichthyosaurus

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   noun

   an extinct dolphin-shaped marine reptile of the genus Ichthyosaurus, known chiefly from Early Jurassic rocks of Europe

   The museum's ichthyosaurus fossil has a long snout and paddle-shaped limbs.

From the New Latin genus name Ichthyosaurus, formed from Greek ichthys ("fish") + sauros ("lizard"), literally "fish lizard." The name reflects the animal's fishlike body, although it was an air-breathing reptile.

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