Basilosaurus

noun

Bas·​i·​lo·​sau·​rus

ˌbasəlōˈsȯrəs

: a genus (the type of the family Basilosauridae) of large slender-bodied Eocene whales that are found most abundantly in Alabamian and Floridian rocks and that have serrated posterior teeth with two roots see zeuglodontia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek basileus king + New Latin -o- + -saurus

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