Placodontia
plural noun
Plac·o·don·tia
: a suborder of Sauropterygia that is sometimes regarded as a separate order and that comprises armored Triassic reptiles resembling the turtles in many respects see placodus
placodontian adjective
¦⸗⸗¦dänch(ē)ən
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Placodont-, Placodus, genus of reptiles + -ia