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Stegosauria
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Stegˊo-sau′ri-a
(stĕgˊō̍-sa̤′rĭ-ȧ)
, Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Stegosaurus
.] (Paleon.)
An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs, including the genera , , and their allies.
Stegosaurus
Omosaurus
Definition 2024
Stegosauria
Stegosauria
Translingual
Stegosauria (the Stegosauridae family)
Proper noun
Stegosauria
- A taxonomic suborder within the superorder Dinosauria – comprising the stegosaurs.
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Reptilia - class; Eureptilia, Romeriida - clades; Diapsida - subclass; Archosauromorpha - infraclass; Archosauria - division; Ornithodira - subsection; Dinosauria - superorder; †Ornithischia - order; Thyreophora - suborder; Eurypoda - taxon
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Huayangosauridae, Stegosauridae - families; Emausaurus - unassigned genus