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sauropterygian

sauropterygian noun: a reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia.

sauropterygian: a reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia
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Noun

sauropterygian (plural sauropterygians)

  1. A reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia.
    • The sauropterygians had streamlined bodies and their limbs were more or less modified to function as paddles or flippers.2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page...

Forms of sauropterygian

pluralsauropterygians

Origin of sauropterygian

From translingual Sauropterygia + -ian.

Questions about sauropterygian

What does sauropterygian mean?
Sauropterygian means a reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia.
What part of speech is sauropterygian?
Sauropterygian is a noun.
What is the plural of sauropterygian?
The plural of sauropterygian is sauropterygians.

Words near sauropterygian in the dictionary

  1. sauropsidan
  2. sauropsidans
  3. sauropsidian
  4. sauropsidians
  5. sauropsids
  6. sauropterygian
  7. sauropterygians
  8. saurornithoidid
  9. saurornithoidids
  10. saurornitholestine
  11. saurornitholestines

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