Pareiasaurus
/pəˌrʌɪəˈsɔːrəs/(also Pariasaurus) Palaeontology
noun
A genus of fossil reptiles of the family Pareiasauridae; (also pareiasaurus) a reptile of this genus, a pareiasaur.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From scientific Latin Pareiasaurus, genus name from ancient Greek παρειά cheek (from παρα- + the stem of οὖς ear: see oto-) + scientific Latin -saurus.