sauropterygia

3 definitions found

sauropterygia - 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]

  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]

sauropterygia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Sauropterygia
      n 1: extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn:
           Sauropterygia, order Sauropterygia]