Enaliosauria

plural noun

En·​al·​i·​o·​sau·​ria

in some classifications

: a division of extinct marine reptiles comprising the Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria and other forms

enaliosaurian

⸗¦⸗⸗⸗¦sȯrēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from enalio- (from Greek enalios of the sea) + -sauria

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