basilosaurus
See also: Basilosaurus
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editNoun
editbasilosaurus (plural basilosauruses)
- Any species of several very large extinct cetaceans belonging to the genus †Basilosaurus, of the family †Basilosauridae, from the late Eocene. the two species in the genus B.isis (found in Egypt and Tunisia) and B. cetoides (found in the southern and eastern US).