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ceteosaur, -us Palæont.|ˈsiːtiːəʊsɔːə(r), -ˈsɔːərəs|
[ad. mod.L. cēteosaurus, f. Gr. κῆτος (gen. κήτεο-ς) whale + σαῦρος lizard.]
A gigantic fossil saurian, whose remains are found in the oolite and chalk.
1872Carpenter in Gd. Words 700 In..[the great Oolitic formation] we have remains of gigantic Reptiles (such as the Cetiosaurus). 1877Le Conte Elem. Geol. (1879) 433 The Ceteosaur (Whale-lizard) was probably the largest reptile..which has ever existed. |