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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLESIOSAUR

From New Latin plēsiosaurus, from Greek plēsios near + sauros a lizard.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLESIOSAUR

plesiosaur  [ˈpliːsɪəˌsɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLESIOSAUR

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plesiosaur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLESIOSAUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plesiosaur

Plesiosauria

The Plesiosauria or plesiosaurs are an order or clade of Mesozoic marine reptiles, belonging to the Sauropterygia. Plesiosaurs first appeared in the latest Triassic Period, possibly in the Rhaetian stage, about 205 million years ago. They became especially common during the Jurassic Period, thriving until their disappearance due to the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event at the end of the Cretaceous Period, about 66 million years ago. They had a worldwide oceanic distribution. Plesiosaurs were among the first fossil reptiles discovered. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, scientists realised how distinctive their build was and they were named as a separate order in 1835. The first plesiosaurian genus, the eponymous Plesiosaurus, was named in 1821. Since then, more than a hundred valid species have been described. In the early twenty-first century, the number of discoveries has increased, leading to an improved understanding of their anatomy, relationships and way of life. Plesiosaurs had a broad flat body and a short tail.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLESIOSAUR


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLESIOSAUR

pleonectic
pleonexia
pleopod
plerion
plerocercoid
pleroma
pleromatic
plerome
plerophory
plesh
plesiosaurian
plessimeter
plessimetric
plessimetry
plessor
plethora
plethoric
plethorical
plethorically
plethysmogram

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLESIOSAUR

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 plesiosaur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plesiosaur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLESIOSAUR

Find out the translation of plesiosaur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plesiosaur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plesiosaur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蛇颈龙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plesiosaurio
570 millions of speakers

English

plesiosaur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plesiosaur
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

البلصور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плезиозавр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plesiossauro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plesiosaur
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plésiosaure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plesiosaur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

plesiosaur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プレシオサウルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사경 룡
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plesiosaur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xà đầu long
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plesiosaur
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्लेस्सोअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

plesiosaur
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plesiosauro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plesiosaur
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плезіозавр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plesiozaur
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

plesiosaur
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

plesiosaur
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

plesiosaur
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

svaneøgle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plesiosaur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLESIOSAUR»

The term «plesiosaur» is regularly used and occupies the 97.003 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLESIOSAUR» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLESIOSAUR»

Discover the use of plesiosaur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plesiosaur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Swimming with the Plesiosaur
When Jamie and Tom travel back in time to the Jurassic period and encounter a plesiosaurus, the friendly ichthyosauruses come to their rescue.
Rex Stone, 2009
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Plesiosaur Peril
A group of plesiosaurs -- ocean-dwelling cousins of the dinosaurs -- keeps safe by swimming in a family pod.
Daniel Loxton, Daniel Smith, 2014
3
Loch Ness Monster: Fact Or Fiction?
paleontologists discovered 115 million-year-old fossils of two species of plesiosaur that inhabited the seas off ancient Australia. Why is that significant? Because 115 million years ago, the Australian tectonic plate was much closer to Antarctica ...
Rick Emmer, 2010
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Lake and Sea Monsters
The. Plesiosaur,. if. You. Please. Few. prehistoric creatures come as close to matching the Spicer couple's physical description of Nessie as the long-necked plesio- saurs. These bulbous-bodied, flippered marine reptiles popped into the fossil ...
Linda S. Godfrey, 2009
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Reptiles: Crocodiles, Alligators, Lizards, Snakes, Turtles
found that the neck evolved to point downwards allowing the plesiosaur to feed on soft-shelled animals living on the sea floor. [3] However, there is no evidence that the monster is of that exact species and over time the neck muscles could ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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The Geology and Paleontology of the Late Cretaceous Marine ...
385–391. Sato, T., 2005, A new polycotylid plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the Upper Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation in Saskatchewan, Canada: Journal of Paleontology, v. 79, p. 969–980, doi: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[ 0969: ...
James E. Martin, David C. Parris, 2007
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Saurus Street 5: A Plesiosaur Broke My Bathtub
Saurus St is just like any other street except for the dinosaurs!
Nick Falk, Tony Flowers, 2013
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A New Genus of Plesiosaur (Reptilia: Sauropterygia) from the ...
To further investigate their systematic position within the Plesiosauria, a phylogenetic analysis was performed. This is the largest analysis of plesiosaurian relationships ever attempted.
Mark Evans, Mark Purnell, David Siveter, 2012
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Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California
Clyde Wahrhaftig and Otis Fenner excavate a large plesiosaur from a very steep site. 196 5.85. The Panoche Hills in February 1940 196 5.86. Robert Leard repairs the “road” leading to the plesiosaur site. 197 5.87. Site of plesiosaur “ quarries” ...
Richard P. Hilton, 2003
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Vertebrate Paleontology in Utah
ABSTRACT In 1990, a heavy equipment operator discovered the partial skeleton of a large plesiosaur at a site in Kane County, Utah, in the lower part of the Upper Cretaceous Tropic Shale. Paleontologists from the Utah Division of State ...
David D. Gillette, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLESIOSAUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plesiosaur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elasmosaur Fossil In Alaska: Is The Plesiosaur From 70 Million …
Experts say that the newly discovered plesiosaur dubbed Elasmosaur looked pretty much like the fabled Loch Ness monster. It was the first of ... «Tech Times, Jul 15»
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70 Million Years Old Plesiosaur Discovered: The Fossil Collector …
Curvin Metzler, a fossil collector, has found a uncommon species of plesiosaur in Alaska. A workforce of paleontologists has analyzed the ... «The Market Business, Jul 15»
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If Florida is the crazy cousin, Vermont is the laid-back, sensible uncle
That still did not stop me from mistaking every floating log in Lake Champlain for the backbone of a plesiosaur. Boardman, who is in his late 40s ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
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Alaskan Archaeologists Find and Identify New Plesiosaur Species
An Anchorage, Alaska-based fossil collector named Curvin Metzler has recently announced that discovery of fossil bones of an elasmosaur—a ... «Pioneer News, Jul 15»
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Newly discovered 'Loch Ness Monster' fossil gets life-size diorama …
The elasmosaur was a type of plesiosaur, a marine reptile that lived about 70 million years ago. It had flippers like a sea lion's, a very long, ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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In brief: Effective bird flu vaccine developed for chickens
Fossil bones of an elasmosaur, a type of plesiosaur, were found by Anchorage-based fossil collector Curvin Metzler. Elasmosaurs had ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
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Loch Ness Monster Secret Unlocked?
Recently, Steve Feltham announced that the long believed monster, which was for a long time strongly associated to a plesiosaur, was none ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»
8
5 of the Most Adorable Dinosaurs to Have as Pets
Swim around the ocean with your delightful plesiosaur. Don't worry about getting attacked by sharks, your plesiosaur will protect you. «Clapway, Jul 15»
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Building Toy Company Click-A-Brick Announces Release Of Next …
It will be able to make a Carnotaurus, Triceratops, Pteranodon, and Plesiosaur. Featuring bricks of light green, dark green and brown, the ... «Free Press Release Center, Jul 15»
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Life-long Nessie believer finds the 'real' Scottish monster
... are man-eaters,” Mr Schratwieser said. For now, our hopes of a prehistoric plesiosaur floating around in Scotland may have been dashed. «The New Daily, Jul 15»

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