Ichthyopterygia
1 of 2plural noun
Ich·thy·op·te·ryg·ia
in some classifications
: a subclass of fossil aquatic reptiles occurring from the late Carboniferous through the Jurassic and including the small freshwater Mesosauria and the extremely ichthyoid Ichthyosauria
Ichthyopterygia
2 of 2"
taxonomic synonym of ichthyosauria
Word History
Etymology
Plural noun
New Latin, from ichthy- + Greek pterygia, plural of pterygion fin
New Latin, from ichthy- + Greek pterygia