plesiosaur

名词 plesiosaur:

1. extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs; of the Jurassic and Cretaceous
   同义词：plesiosaurus

ple.si.o.saur

n.（名词）
【复数】 ple.si.o.saurs 也作 ple.si.o.saur.i [-sôr.o] 【古生物学】
A large extinct marine reptile having paddlelike limbs that was common in Europe and North America during the Mesozoic Era.
蛇颈龙属：常见于欧洲和北美洲中生代，有桨状肢已灭绝的一种大型海洋爬行动物

来源：
New Latin Plesiosaurus [type genus]
现代拉丁语 Plesiosaurus [类属]
Greek plôsios [near] * see pel- 5
希腊语 plôsios [相近的] *参见 pel- 5
New Latin saurus [lizard] * see saurian
现代拉丁语 saurus [蜥蜴] *参见 saurian