liopleurodon

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noun

Any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.

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Meanings

nounliopleurodon (plural liopleurodons)

plural liopleurodons

  1. Any of the genus †Liopleurodon of large carnivorous marine plesiosaurs, apex predators of the Middle to Late Jurassic seas that covered Europe.

Origin

From the genus name (from Ancient Greek λεῖος (leîos) + pleuro- + -odon).

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APA

liopleurodon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liopleurodon

MLA

“liopleurodon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liopleurodon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liopleurodon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liopleurodon.

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