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PTEROSAURIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs
Synonyms:
order Pterosauria; Pterosauria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pterosauria" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Pterosauria"):
flying reptile; pterosaur (an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb)
family Pterodactylidae; Pterodactylidae (a reptile family in the order Pterosauria)
Holonyms ("Pterosauria" 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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