First Known Use: circa 1889
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saurischian
noun saur·is·chi·an \(ˌ)sȯ-ˈris-kē-ən\
Definition of SAURISCHIAN
: any of an order (Saurischia) of herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaurs that have the pubis of the pelvis typically pointed downward and forward and that include the sauropods and theropods — compare ornithischian
— saurischian adjective
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Origin of SAURISCHIAN
New Latin Saurischia, ultimately from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin ischium ischium
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