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Plesiosauria

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Ple`si`o`sau´ri`a
n. pl.1.(Paleon.) An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; - called also Sauropterygia.
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Noun1.Plesiosauria - any of the plesiosaursPlesiosauria - any of the plesiosaurs              
suborder Plesiosauria
animal order - the order of animals
order Sauropterygia, Sauropterygia - extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs
genus Plesiosaurus - a reptile genus of suborder Plesiosauria
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