'Saururae' definitions:

Definition of 'Saururae'

From: GCIDE

Saururae \Sau*ru"rae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ? a tail.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Archaeopteryx is the type. See Archaeopteryx, and Odontornithes. [1913 Webster]