mosasaur

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Synonyms: mosasaurs, mesosaur, maiasaur, mosasauri

Antonyms: mosasaurs, mesosaur, maiasaur, mosasauri

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Noun

1. A large [[extinct]] marine [[reptile]] in the family †{{taxfmt|Mosasauridae|family}}, dominant marine predator of the [[Cretaceous]]. Mosasaurs are considered to belong to {{taxfmt|Squamata|order}}, the same group that includes lizards and snakes.{{defdate|from ''c''. 1840}}

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