Kawanectes

Translingual

Etymology

From Tehuelche kawa (“mermaid; elephant seal”) (in reference to the ancient Kawas Sea) + Ancient Greek νήκτης (nḗktēs, “swimmer”).

Proper noun

Kawanectes m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Elasmosauridae – a plesiosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina.