dolichosaurus

/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɔːrəs /

noun

1. any of various extinct Cretaceous aquatic reptiles that had long necks and bodies and well-developed limbs

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolichosaurus¹

C20: from Greek, from dolikhos long + -saur

Example Sentences

Dolichosaurus, dol-i-kō-saw′rus, n. the typical genus of Dolicosau′ria, a group of fossil Lacertilia of the Cretaceous formation.

From Project Gutenberg

Ordinary lizard-like forms were represented by Coniosaurus, Dolichosaurus, &c.; and true crocodiles, Goniopholis, Suchosaurus, appeared in this period, and continued to approximate to modern genera.

From Project Gutenberg