sauropsida

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sauropsida - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sauropsida \Sau*rop"si*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ?
     appearance.] (Zool.)
     A comprehensive group of vertebrates, comprising the reptiles
     and birds.
     [1913 Webster]