Definition of Saururae. Meaning of Saururae. Synonyms of Saururae

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Definition of Saururae

Saururae
Saururae Sau*ru"r[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ? a tail.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Arch[ae]opteryx is the type. See Arch[ae]opteryx, and Odontornithes.

Meaning of Saururae from wikipedia

- Sauriurae (meaning "lizard tails" in Gr****) is a now-deprecated subclass of birds created by Ernst Haeckel in 1866. It was intended to include Archaeopteryx...