saurischian

[ saw-ris-kee-uhn ]

/ sɔˈrɪs ki ən /

noun

any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile.Compare ornithischian.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the Saurischia.

Origin of saurischian

1885–90; <New Latin Saurischi(a) name of the order (Saur(ia) (see -saur) + Latin -ischi(um) ischium + -a-a¹) + -an

Words nearby saurischian

saunter, -saur, Saurashtra, saurel, saurian, saurischian, sauropod, sauropterygian, -saurus, saury, sausage

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British Dictionary definitions for saurischian

saurischian

/ (sɔːˈrɪskɪən) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Saurischia, an order of late Triassic to Cretaceous dinosaurs including the theropods and sauropods

noun

any dinosaur belonging to the order Saurischia; a lizard-hipped dinosaur

Word Origin for saurischian

C19: from New Latin Saurischia, from saurus + ischium

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Scientific definitions for saurischian

saurischian

[ sô-rĭs′kē-ən ]

Any of various dinosaurs belonging to the group Saurischia, one of the two main divisions of dinosaurs. Saurischians had a pelvis similar to that of modern reptiles, in which the pubis pointed forward. Saurischians include all the carnivorous dinosaurs (theropods) as well as the herbivorous sauropods, and often grew to great size. Birds are descended from one group of saurischians. Compare ornithischian.

单词	saurischian
释义	saurischian [ saw-ris-kee-uhn ] / sɔˈrɪs ki ən / noun any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile.Compare ornithischian. adjective belonging or pertaining to the Saurischia. Origin of saurischian 1885–90; <New Latin Saurischi(a) name of the order (Saur(ia) (see -saur) + Latin -ischi(um) ischium + -a-a¹) + -an Words nearby saurischian saunter, -saur, Saurashtra, saurel, saurian, saurischian, sauropod, sauropterygian, -saurus, saury, sausage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for saurischian saurischian / (sɔːˈrɪskɪən) / adjective of, relating to, or belonging to the Saurischia, an order of late Triassic to Cretaceous dinosaurs including the theropods and sauropods noun any dinosaur belonging to the order Saurischia; a lizard-hipped dinosaur Word Origin for saurischian C19: from New Latin Saurischia, from saurus + ischium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for saurischian saurischian [ sô-rĭs′kē-ən ] Any of various dinosaurs belonging to the group Saurischia, one of the two main divisions of dinosaurs. Saurischians had a pelvis similar to that of modern reptiles, in which the pubis pointed forward. Saurischians include all the carnivorous dinosaurs (theropods) as well as the herbivorous sauropods, and often grew to great size. Birds are descended from one group of saurischians. Compare ornithischian. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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