basilosaurus

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Synonyms: basilosaurid

Antonyms: basilosaurid

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Noun

1. Any species of several huge [[extinct]] [[cetacean]]s belonging to the genus †{{taxfmt|Basilosaurus|genus}}, of the family †{{taxfmt|Basilosauridae|family}}, from the late [[Eocene]], with two species {{taxlink|Basilosaurus isis|species|B. isis}} (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and {{taxlink|Basilosaurus cetoides|species|B. cetoides}} (found in the southern and eastern US).

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