ICHTHYOSAURIA
\ˌɪkθɪəsˈɔːɹi͡ə], \ˌɪkθɪəsˈɔːɹiə], \ˌɪ_k_θ_ɪ__ə_s_ˈɔː_ɹ_iə]\
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An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; - called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.
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An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; - called also Ichthyopterygia. They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.
By Noah Webster.
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ik-thi-o-sawr'i-a, n. an order of gigantic extinct marine reptiles, uniting some of the characteristics of the Saurians with those of fishes.--adj. ICHTHYOSAUR'IAN.--n. ICH'THYOSAURUS. [Gr. ichthys, a fish, sauros, a lizard.]
By Thomas Davidson
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