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Definition or meaning of the English word Ichthyosaurus
An extinct genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their short; biconcave vertebrae; resembling those of fishes. Several species; varying in length from ten to thirty feet; are known from the Liassic; Oolitic; and Cretaceous formations. (n.).
