Definition of Order pterosauria

1. Noun. Extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs.

Exact synonyms: Pterosauria
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Archosauria, Subclass Archosauria
Member holonyms: Flying Reptile, Pterosaur, Family Pterodactylidae, Pterodactylidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Pterosauria

order Polymastigina
order Polypodiales
order Primates
order Primulales
order Proboscidea
order Procellariiformes
order Proteales
order Protura
order Pseudomonadales
order Pseudoscorpiones
order Pseudoscorpionida
order Psilophytales
order Psilotales
order Psittaciformes
order Psocoptera
order Pterosauria
order Pulmonata
order Pycnogonida
order Radiolaria
order Rajiformes
order Ranales
order Ranunculales
order Raptores
order Rhamnales
order Rheiformes
order Rhoeadales
order Rhynchocephalia
order Rickettsiales
order Rodentia
order Rosales

Literary usage of Order pterosauria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication by Palaeontographical Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"MONOGRAPH ON THE order pterosauria. HAVING in former Monographs on extinct volant Reptiles defined species (eg Ptero- dactylus ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"order pterosauria auct. ex Каир 1834. for the probably secondary nature of the closed condition of the temporal arch region of the skull. Turtles. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Order pterosauria on Dictionary.com!Search for Order pterosauria on Thesaurus.com!Search for Order pterosauria on Google!Search for Order pterosauria on Wikipedia!

Quick Links

Search