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n. - Extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs.

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  • According to a report in National Geographic News, bones of the prehistoric reptile, known as a plesiosaur, were found in Japan in 1968.
  • Because that's the only association they have to "plesiosaur".
  • Of course that begs the question, what is plesiosaur-like?
  • Iz a plesiosaur tu meet yu, and fankies muchlee fur teh wishes!
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