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Saururae
‖
Sau-ru′rae
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a lizard + [GREEK] a tail.]
(Paleon.)
An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Archaeopteryx is the type. See
Archaeopteryx
, and Odontornithes
.