Taniwhasaurus

Translingual

Etymology

From Maori taniwha (“aquatic mythological creature”) + -saurus.

Proper noun

Taniwhasaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Mosasauridae – a mosasaur from the Late Cretaceous of New Zealand, Japan, and Antarctica.
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