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English > 1 sense of the expression *archosaurian reptile*:
NOUN	animal	archosaurian reptile, archosaur, archosaurian	extinct reptiles including

English > *archosaurian reptile*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs; plesiosaurs; pterosaurs; ichthyosaurs; thecodonts.
Synonyms	archosaur, archosaurian
Member of	Archosauria, subclass Archosauria	A large subclass of diapsid reptiles including
Narrower	dinosaur	Any of numerous extinct terrestrial / terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
	ichthyosaur	Any of several marine reptiles of the Mesozoic having a body like a porpoise with dorsal and tail fins and paddle-shaped limbs
	nothosaur	Extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming / swimming
	plesiosaur, plesiosaurus	Extinct marine reptile with a small head on a long neck a short tail and four paddle-shaped limbs
	pterosaur, flying reptile	An extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb
	thecodont, thecodont reptile	presumably in the common ancestral line to dinosaurs and crocodiles and birds
Broader	diapsid, diapsid reptile	reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye