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ICHTHYOSAURIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
Synonyms:
Ichthyosauria; order Ichthyosauria
Classified under:
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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