basilosaurus

bas i lo sau rus |ˌbasələˈsôrəs ˌbæsələˈsɔrəs | ▶noun 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. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek basileus ‘king ’ + sauros ‘lizard. ’

basilosaurus

basilosaurus |ˌbasɪlə (ʊ )ˈsɔːrəs | ▶noun a large marine cetacean of the Eocene epoch, having rudimentary fore and hind limbs. ●Genus Basilosaurus, suborder Archaeoceti, order Cetacea. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Greek basileus ‘king ’ + sauros ‘lizard ’.