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ICHTHYOSAURIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs

Synonyms:

Ichthyosauria; order Ichthyosauria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Ichthyosauria" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Ichthyosauria"):

ichthyosaur (any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs)

family Ichthyosauridae; Ichthyosauridae (later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres)

Holonyms ("Ichthyosauria" is a member of...):

Archosauria; subclass Archosauria (a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles; alligators; dinosaurs; pterosaurs; plesiosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts)

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