sauropterygian en · NOUN
Etymology
From translingual Sauropterygia + -ian.
Meanings
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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 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sauropterygians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
eosauropterygian · saurosphargid · placodontiform · helveticosaurid