Ichthyosaur

/ˈɪkθɪˌɒsɔː/

/ˈɪkθɪˌɑːsɔːɹ/

Ichthyosaur

any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs

Examples

1. Ichthyosaurs were reptiles, like snakes and lizards.

2. Anning unearths ichthyosaurs on the Dorset coast.

3. Ichthyosaurs disappeared sometime during the Cretaceous.

4. The ichthyosaurs died out.