'Sauropterygia' definitions:

Definition of 'Sauropterygia'

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noun
Extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn: Sauropterygia, order Sauropterygia]

Definition of 'Sauropterygia'

From: GCIDE
  • Sauropterygia \Sau*rop`te*ryg"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ?, ?, a wing.] (Paleon.) Same as Plesiosauria. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sauropterygia'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

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