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[syn: Sauropterygia, order Sauropterygia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sauropterygia \Sau*rop`te*ryg"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
lizard + ?, ?, a wing.] (Paleon.)
Same as Plesiosauria.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Plesiosauria \Ple`si*o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See
Plesiosaurus.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the
genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; -- called also
Sauropterygia.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sauropterygia
n 1: extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn:
Sauropterygia, order Sauropterygia]