sauropterygian

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noun

A reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia.

Origintranslingual Sauropterygia →
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Meanings

nounsauropterygian (plural sauropterygians)

plural sauropterygians

  1. A reptile of the extinct superorder Sauropterygia.

    The sauropterygians had streamlined bodies and their limbs were more or less modified to function as paddles or flippers.

    2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page 66

Origin

  1. translingualSauropterygia
  2. Englishsauropterygian

From translingual Sauropterygia + -ian.

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sauropterygian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauropterygian

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“sauropterygian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauropterygian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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