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ICHTHYOSAURIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ichthyosauria mean?
• ICHTHYOSAURIA (noun)
The noun ICHTHYOSAURIA has 1 sense:
1. extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
Familiarity information: ICHTHYOSAURIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ichthyosauria; order Ichthyosauria
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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