Pelicosauria

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pelicosauria \Pel`i*co*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. peli`ka a
     wooden bowl (but taken to mean, pelvis) + say^ros a lizard.]
     (Paleon.)
     A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles
     from the Permian formation.
     [1913 Webster]