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SAURISCHIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
Synonyms:
saurischian; saurischian dinosaur
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("saurischian" is a kind of...):
dinosaur (any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saurischian"):
sauropod; sauropod dinosaur (very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs; largest known land animal)
bird-footed dinosaur; theropod; theropod dinosaur (any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs)
Holonyms ("saurischian" is a member of...):
order Saurischia; Saurischia (extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous))
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