ictiossauro
Portuguese, noun/ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾu/
ictiossauro is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “ichthyosaur (any reptile of the order Ichthyosauria)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ordem de répteis marinhos extintos, de compleição similar aos tubarões e golfinhos por convergência…”.
What does ictiossauro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
ichthyosaurian
noun
- 1
masculineichthyosaur (any reptile of the order Ichthyosauria)
- 2
masculineichthyosaurus (any reptile of the genus Ichthyosaurus)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo aos ictiossauros
noun: 1. ordem de répteis marinhos extintos, de compleição similar aos tubarões e golfinhos por convergência evolutiva, com diversas espécies cujo tamanho médio varia de 2 a 3 metros de comprimento (espécies maiores chegavam a atingir 15 m), e que foram extintos há cerca de 93 milhões de anos, no período Cretáceo 2. exemplar dessa ordem reptiliana
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ictiossauro
- ictiossaura feminine
- ictiossauros masculine plural
- ictiossauras feminine plural
- ictiossáurio alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ictiossauro?
- Brazil /ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaw.ɾu/
- Brazil [ˌik.t͡ʃi.oˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]
- Brazil /ˌik.t͡ʃjoˈsaw.ɾu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ictiossauro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ictiossauro in Portuguese?
ictiossauro appears about once in every 76 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).