liopleurodon

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English

Etymology

From the genus name (from Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos) +‎ pleuro- +‎ -odon).

Noun

liopleurodon (plural liopleurodons)

  1. Any of the genus Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.