plesiosauria

Noun

Meaning

An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; -- called also Sauropterygia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

suborder plesiosauria plesiosaur plesiosaurian ichthyosauria basilosaurus Mysticeti Odontoceti genus Plesiosaurus ambulocetus livyatan plesiosauromorphologically plesiosaurids plesiosauromorphist plesiosauromorphological brygmophyseter
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Hypernyms

animal order

Phrases with the word

suborder plesiosauria

Close letter words and terms

plesiopid plesiopithecid plesiosaur plesiosaurian plesiosaurid plesiosauroid