Ichthyosaur

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ichthyosaur \Ich"thy*o*saur\, n. [Cf. F. ichthyosaure.]
     (Paleon.)
     One of the Ichthyosaura.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ichthyosaur
       n : any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body
           like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and
           paddle-shaped limbs
       [also: {ichthyosauruses} (pl)]