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Meaning of PLESIOSAURIA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of the plesiosaurs
 
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 Synonyms: suborder Plesiosauria
 
 See Also: animal order, genus Plesiosaurus, order Sauropterygia, Sauropterygia

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.
 

 

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