lepidosauria

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lepidosauria - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lepidosauria \Lep`i*do*sau"ri*a\ (-d[-o]*s[add]"r[i^]*[.a]), n.
     pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + say^ros a lizard.]
     (Zool.)
     A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards;
     the Plagiotremata.
     [1913 Webster]

lepidosauria - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lepidosauria
      n 1: diapsid reptiles: lizards; snakes; tuataras [syn:
           Lepidosauria, subclass Lepidosauria]