What's the difference between plesiosaur and plesiosaurus?

Plesiosaur

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Definition:

• (n.) One of the Plesiosauria.

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Plesiosaurus

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Definition:

• (n.) A genus of large extinct marine reptiles, having a very long neck, a small head, and paddles for swimming. It lived in the Mesozoic age.

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