Sauropterygia

3 definitions found

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

  Sauropterygia \Sau*rop`te*ryg"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
     lizard + ?, ?, a wing.] (Paleon.)
     Same as {Plesiosauria}.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sauropterygia
       n : extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs [syn: {order
           Sauropterygia}]