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STENOPTERYGIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stenopterygius mean?
• STENOPTERYGIUS (noun)
The noun STENOPTERYGIUS has 1 sense:
1. an ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius
Familiarity information: STENOPTERYGIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ichthyosaur of the genus Stenopterygius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
stenopterygius; Stenopterygius quadrisicissus
Hypernyms ("stenopterygius" is a kind of...):
ichthyosaur (any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs)
Holonyms ("stenopterygius" is a member of...):
genus Stenopterygius (a reptile genus of Ichthyosauridae)
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