order Pterosauria

order Pterosauria
noun
extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs
Syn: ↑Pterosauria
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Archosauria, ↑subclass Archosauria

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  • Pterosauria — n. extinct order of winged reptiles from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (such as the pterodactyl and similar creatures) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order …   Useful english dictionary

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