saurischian

saur is chi an |sôˈriskēən sɔˈrɪskiən |Paleontology ▶adjective of, relating to, or denoting dinosaurs of an order distinguished by having a pelvic structure resembling that of lizards. Compare with ornithischian. ▶noun a saurischian dinosaur. [Order Saurischia, superorder Dinosauria; comprises the carnivorous theropods and the herbivorous sauropods. ] ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the modern Latin plural Saurischia (from Greek sauros ‘lizard ’ + iskhion ‘hip joint ’) + -an .

saurischian

saurischian |sɔːˈrɪskɪən, -ˈrɪʃɪən |Palaeontology ▶adjective relating to or denoting dinosaurs of an order distinguished by having a pelvic structure resembling that of lizards. Compare with ornithischian. ▶noun a saurischian dinosaur. ●Order Saurischia, superorder Dinosauria; comprises the carnivorous theropods and the herbivorous sauropods. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from the modern Latin plural Saurischia (from Greek sauros ‘lizard ’ + iskhion ‘hip joint ’) + -an .