Ichthyosaurus

Definition of ichthyosaurus:

part of speech: noun

The fish- lizard, a genus of extinct marine reptiles, uniting some of the characteristics of the Saurians with those of fishes.

Usage examples for ichthyosaurus:

• The best of modern prizes may be puny in comparison with those which caused distress to the giant molluscs of the age when the Ichthyosaurus Plesiosaurus, and Pterodactylus were the aristocrats of the animal world. "Tropic Days", E. J. Banfield.

• Its eyes were dim with tears, for it was still thinking of the Iguanodon and Ichthyosaurus and of the good old days before the Flood. "Dot and the Kangaroo", Ethel C. Pedley.