plesiosaur

/ˈpliːziəˌsɔr/
noun
  1. A large extinct marine reptile from the Mesozoic Era, with a long neck, small head, four flippers, and a short tail.
    • The museum's fossil collection includes a complete skeleton of a plesiosaur.
    • Children love learning about the plesiosaur, often imagining it as a sea monster.
    • Scientists discovered a new species of plesiosaur in the Arctic last year.
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