Definition of basilosaurus in English:

basilosaurus

nounˌbasɪlə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəsˌbasələˈsôrəs

A large marine cetacean of the Eocene epoch, having rudimentary fore and hind limbs.
Genus Basilosaurus, suborder Archaeoceti, order Cetacea
Example sentencesExamples
- One of these was pictured in the exhibition - the Basilosaurus.
- In Basilosaurus, nearly all of these structures lay within the body wall, and most parts were immobile.
- Then they found tiny legs on a 50-foot long, 40-million year old whale named Basilosaurus.
- The first of the truly gigantic whales, Basilosaurus had the serpentine shape of a sea monster and short, sharp teeth for hunting sharks and other prey.
- Although Basilosaurus possessed a fluke and peduncle, Buchholtz dismisses these features because they are too short relative to body length.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek basileus 'king' + sauros 'lizard'.

Definition of basilosaurus in US English:

basilosaurus

nounˌbasələˈsôrəs

A large marine cetacean of the Eocene epoch, having a long, slender body and vestigial fore and hind limbs. Fossils were discovered in the early 1990s.
Genus Basilosaurus, suborder Archaeoceti, order Cetacea
Example sentencesExamples
- The first of the truly gigantic whales, Basilosaurus had the serpentine shape of a sea monster and short, sharp teeth for hunting sharks and other prey.
- Although Basilosaurus possessed a fluke and peduncle, Buchholtz dismisses these features because they are too short relative to body length.
- Then they found tiny legs on a 50-foot long, 40-million year old whale named Basilosaurus.
- One of these was pictured in the exhibition - the Basilosaurus.
- In Basilosaurus, nearly all of these structures lay within the body wall, and most parts were immobile.

Origin

Modern Latin, from Greek basileus ‘king’ + sauros ‘lizard’.

词汇	basilosaurus
释义	Definition of basilosaurus in English: basilosaurus nounˌbasɪlə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəsˌbasələˈsôrəs A large marine cetacean of the Eocene epoch, having rudimentary fore and hind limbs. Genus Basilosaurus, suborder Archaeoceti, order Cetacea Example sentencesExamples One of these was pictured in the exhibition - the Basilosaurus. In Basilosaurus, nearly all of these structures lay within the body wall, and most parts were immobile. Then they found tiny legs on a 50-foot long, 40-million year old whale named Basilosaurus. The first of the truly gigantic whales, Basilosaurus had the serpentine shape of a sea monster and short, sharp teeth for hunting sharks and other prey. Although Basilosaurus possessed a fluke and peduncle, Buchholtz dismisses these features because they are too short relative to body length. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek basileus 'king' + sauros 'lizard'. Definition of basilosaurus in US English: basilosaurus nounˌbasələˈsôrəs A large marine cetacean of the Eocene epoch, having a long, slender body and vestigial fore and hind limbs. Fossils were discovered in the early 1990s. Genus Basilosaurus, suborder Archaeoceti, order Cetacea Example sentencesExamples The first of the truly gigantic whales, Basilosaurus had the serpentine shape of a sea monster and short, sharp teeth for hunting sharks and other prey. Although Basilosaurus possessed a fluke and peduncle, Buchholtz dismisses these features because they are too short relative to body length. Then they found tiny legs on a 50-foot long, 40-million year old whale named Basilosaurus. One of these was pictured in the exhibition - the Basilosaurus. In Basilosaurus, nearly all of these structures lay within the body wall, and most parts were immobile. Origin Modern Latin, from Greek basileus ‘king’ + sauros ‘lizard’.
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