Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plesiosaurus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: ple-siosaurus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the genus †Plesiosaurus of extinct long-necked marine reptiles from the Early Jurassic.

Example Sentences

""Plesiosaurus! A fresh-water plesiosaurus!" cried Summerlee."

Inflected Forms

plesiosauruses (plural) plesiosauri (plural)

Synonyms

plesiosaur

Questions

What does plesiosaurus mean?: Any of the genus †Plesiosaurus of extinct long-necked marine reptiles from the Early Jurassic.

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