Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ichthyosaur

/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: ichthyosaur
IPA: /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.

Example Sentences

"The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Inflected Forms

ichthyosaurs (plural)

Derived Forms

ichthyosauriform

Synonyms

ichthyosaurus

Questions

How do you pronounce ichthyosaur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/.
What does ichthyosaur mean?: Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.
Where does ichthyosaur come from?: Borrowed from translingual Ichthyosaurus, equivalent to Ancient Greek ἰχθύς (ikhthús, “fish”) + Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

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