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ornithosaurian, a. (n.) Palæont.|-ˈsɔːrɪən|
[f. mod.L. Ornīthosauria, neut. pl. f. ornitho- + Gr. σαῦρος lizard: see saurian.]
a. Of, belonging to, or having the character of, the Ornithosauria, an extinct order of flying reptiles, including the pterodactyl; more usually called Pterosauria.
b. n. A member of this order.
1888R. Lydekker Catal. Fossil Reptilia Brit. Mus. i. 24 Considerable portion of the skeleton of a large Ornithosaurian..from the Wealden of Brook, Isle of Wight. 1901H. G. Seeley Dragons of Air xvi. 187 In many ways the Ornithosaurian animals are like Birds. 1913Q. Jrnl. Geol. Soc. LXIX. 372 The late Rev. W. D. Fox..discovered..many associated ornithosaurian bones. |