NOUN | animal | saurischian, saurischian dinosaur | herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile |
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Meaning | herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile. | |
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Synonym | saurischian dinosaur | |
Member of | Saurischia, order Saurischia | Extinct terrestrial / terrestrial reptiles |
Narrower | sauropod, sauropod dinosaur | Very large herbivorous dinosaur of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a small head a long neck and tail and five-toed limbs |
theropod, theropod dinosaur, bird-footed dinosaur | Any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs | |
Broader | dinosaur | Any of numerous extinct terrestrial / terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era |
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