Definition of Plesiosauria

1. Noun. Any of the plesiosaurs.

Exact synonyms: Suborder Plesiosauria
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Order Sauropterygia, Sauropterygia
Member holonyms: Genus Plesiosaurus

Definition of Plesiosauria

1. n. pl. An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; -- called also Sauropterygia.

Medical Definition of Plesiosauria

1. An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms. Synonym: Sauropterygia. Origin: NL. See Plesiosaurus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plesiosauria

plerome
plerome
pleromes
plesh
pleshes
Plesianthropus
plesimorphism
plesio-
plesiomonas
plesiomorphic
plesiomorphism
plesiomorphous
plesiosaur
plesiosaur
plesiosauria (current term)
Plesiosauria
plesiosaurian
plesiosaurs
plesiosaurus
plesiosaurus
plesiotype
pless-
plessesthesia
plessimeter
plessimeter
plessimetric
plessor
plessor
plessors
Plethodon

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