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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MOSASAUR

From Latin Mosa the river Meuse (near which remains were first found) + -saur.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MOSASAUR

mosasaur  [ˈməʊsəˌsɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOSASAUR

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Mosasaur is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MOSASAUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mosasaur

Mosasaur

Mosasaurs are large, extinct, marine reptiles. The first fossil remains were discovered in a limestone quarry at Maastricht on the Meuse in 1764. Mosasaurs probably evolved from semiaquatic squamates known as aigialosaurs, which were more similar in appearance to modern-day monitor lizards, in the Early Cretaceous. During the last 20 million years of the Cretaceous period, with the extinction of the ichthyosaurs and decline of plesiosaurs, mosasaurs became the dominant marine predators.

Definition of mosasaur in the English dictionary

The definition of mosasaur in the dictionary is any of various extinct Cretaceous giant marine lizards of the genus Mosasaurus and related genera, typically having paddle-like limbs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOSASAUR


allosaur
ˈæləˌsɔː
apatosaur
əˈpætəˌsɔː
archosaur
ˈɑːkəˌsɔː
brontosaur
ˈbrɒntəˌsɔː
carnosaur
ˈkɑːnəˌsɔː
Chickasaw
ˈtʃɪkəˌsɔː
cotylosaur
ˈkɒtɪləˌsɔː
deinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
dinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
hadrosaur
ˈhædrəˌsɔː
ichthyosaur
ˈɪkθɪəˌsɔː
plesiosaur
ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː
pterosaur
ˈtɛrəˌsɔː
quartersaw
ˈkwɔːtəˌsɔː
stegosaur
ˈstɛɡəˌsɔː
teleosaur
ˈtɛlɪəˌsɔː
titanosaur
taɪˈtænəˌsɔː
tyrannosaur
tɪˈrænəˌsɔː
vavasor
ˈvævəˌsɔː
vavassor
ˈvævəˌsɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOSASAUR

mosaic
mosaic disease
mosaic gold
Mosaic law
Mosaical
mosaically
mosaicism
mosaicist
mosaicked
mosaicking
mosaiclike
mosasauri
mosasaurus
mosbolletjie
moschate
moschatel
moschiferous
Moscow
mose

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOSASAUR

ankylosaur
balisaur
baur
centaur
coelurosaur
daur
duck-billed dinosaur
elasmosaur
faur
gaur
Kaur
megalosaur
Minotaur
ornithosaur
pelycosaur
pliosaur
scaur
supersaur
waur
whaur

Synonyms and antonyms of mosasaur in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «mosasaur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOSASAUR

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Translator English - Hindi

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Translator English - Russian

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Translator English - Portuguese

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Translator English - Bengali

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Translator English - French

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Mosasaur
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Translator English - German

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Translator English - Japanese

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Translator English - Korean

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Translator English - Javanese

Mosasaur
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Mosasaur
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Translator English - Tamil

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Translator English - Marathi

मोससूर
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Translator English - Turkish

mosasaur
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Translator English - Italian

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Translator English - Polish

mozazaur
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Translator English - Ukrainian

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Translator English - Romanian

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Translator English - Greek

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Translator English - Afrikaans

mosasour
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Translator English - Swedish

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Translator English - Norwegian

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Trends of use of mosasaur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOSASAUR»

The term «mosasaur» is normally little used and occupies the 126.884 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOSASAUR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mosasaur

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOSASAUR»

Discover the use of mosasaur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mosasaur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mosasaur, the Return: Book Two of the Mosasaur Series
James King is back, in this sequel that pits man against beast-again.
David D. Holt, 2009
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New Jersey Mosasaur of the Subfamily Platecarpinae: Notulae ...
A NEW JERSEY MOSASAUR OF THE SUBFAMILY PLATECARPINAE By Robert G. Chaffee Dept. of Paleontology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Since 1830, when DeKay first recognized the presence of Mosa- saurs l in ...
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Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
The mosasaur carcass was buried or sank rapidly after death through the water column, as shown by preservation of major skull elements in association with a partially articulated vertebral column. This Mancos Shale mosasaur was found in a ...
David D. Gillette, 1999
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Patterns and Processes of Vertebrate Evolution
The appearance of the earliest mosasaur may precede the occurrence of the last aigialosaurs. Since the aigialosaurs exhibit no characters that are more derived than those of mosasaurs, it is unlikely that the two lineages diverged more than ...
Robert Lynn Carroll, 1997
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Varanoid Lizards of the World
Studies of the pathologies of mosasaur bones reveal interesting insights about their lives (Rothschild and Martin 1993). Healed injuries apparently inflicted by teeth may be found on the skulls and jaws. The tooth marks seem to be those of ...
Eric R. Pianka, Dennis King, Ruth Allen King, 2004
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The Alcalde
This scale model shows how the mosasaur will look next spring when the animal's 300 individual bones have been joined together. The mosasaur and its pedestal will be eight to 10 feet tall; the model on the mosasaur's lower right represents ...
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The Geology and Paleontology of the Late Cretaceous Marine ...
Stomach. contents. of. Globidens,. a. shell-crushing. mosasaur. (Squamata),from. the. Late. Cretaceous. Pierre. Shale. Group,. Big. Bend. area. of. the. Missouri. River,. central. South. Dakota. James E. Martin James E. Fox Department of ...
James E. Martin, David C. Parris, 2007
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Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of ...
A bitten skull of Tylosaurus kansasensis (Squamata: Mosasauridae) and a review of mosasauron-mosasaur pathology in the fossil record. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 111:251–262. Trauma – Partially healed frontal, ...
Bruce M. Rothschild, Hans-Peter Schultze, Rodrigo Pellegrini, 2012
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Fossil Behavior Compendium
Mosasaurs The discussion by Martin and Bjork (1987) about some Campanian Pierre Shale mosasaur gastric residues from South Dakota provides a good summary of what is currently known about mosasaur feeding; they emphasized the ...
Arthur J. Boucot, George O. Poinar, Jr., 2011
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Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California
Stephen Lozano found a skull-less mosasaur specimen that curved and doubled back on itself. Mark Yarborough encountered more mosasaur remains, and Paul Dake found the first partial pelvis of a mosasaur in California (C. Staebler 1981).
Richard P. Hilton, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOSASAUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mosasaur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sternberg paleontology field camp deemed a success
They visited different fossil beds and even got to dig up a Mosasaur skull and vertebrae in Gove County. “I really liked the digging,” Cone said. «hays Post, Jul 15»
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More than 900 flock to Culpeper's Luck Stone quarry to see, feel …
Cousin Gavin Pugh, 11, of Louisa, said his favorite variety is the Mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile. "I want to be a paleontologist when I grow ... «The Daily Progress, Jul 15»
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LEGO Jurassic World review – It's not Pterrible
You can even swim like a Mosasaur or fly like one of the pterosaurs. The fact that you can play as a dinosaur, a plesiosaur or a pterosaur may ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
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Son helps shape family business at Facet Foundry
Coincidentally, Messer competed against the likes of Paul Law, who created the terrifying Mosasaur in the recent sci-fi thriller “Jurassic World. «Gaston Gazette, Jul 15»
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UA-Led Expedition Turns up More Fossilized Animal Remains
Mosasaur vertebrae look much different, with a front side that is concave and a back side that is convex. Elasmosaurs, on the other hand, have ... «UA News, Jul 15»
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Op-Ed: Fact and fiction in Jurassic World
Besides the CGI dinosaurs, it was great to see the marine reptile (a mosasaur) leaping out of the water in Jurassic World. These gigantic ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
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Ancient mosasaur named Bruce now an official Manitoba emblem
The mosasaur, a vicious hunter known as the T-Rex of the sea, hunted in the ancient Western Interior Seaway that once covered much of ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Movie Review: Jurassic World
Such as the Mosasaur, a water-bound whale-sized monster that can eat a great white shark as a snack. Take that, Jaws! Also there is an ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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How do those 'Jurassic World' dinos compare to the real thing?
One of the other stars of the movie is a gigantic Mosasaur, one of Lacovara's favorites. But Mosasaur isn't actually a dinosaur — it's a marine ... «PRI, Jul 15»
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The Contrarian Reviews Jurassic World
But Jurassic World took it to a level with the leaping Mosasaur in the pool snapping up a 15-20ft great white shark as a 6ft crocodile would a ... «News24, Jun 15»

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