Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mosasaurus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: mosasaurus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht , in the Netherlands.

Questions

What does mosasaurus mean?: A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht , in the Netherlands.

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