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Webster 1913 Edition
Elasmosaurus
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E-lasˊmo-sau′rus
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a metal plate + [GREEK] a lizard.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct, long-necked, marine, cretaceous reptile from Kansas, allied to Plesiosaurus.
Definition 2024
Elasmosaurus
Elasmosaurus
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Elasmosaurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Elasmosauridae – long-necked plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous period.