ichthyosaur /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/ noun1 •Any fishlike marine reptiles of the extinct order †Ichthyosauria of the early Triassic to the late Cretaceous period, that had a body somewhat like a porpoise.The most striking marine reptiles are the fishlike or porpoiselike ichthyosaurs. — 2013 formsichthyosaurs