Definition of Coelurosauria
:a subdivision of Theropoda (order Saurischia) comprising a number of small primitive generalized bipedal dinosaurs of the Upper Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous
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Coelurosauria
plural noun
Coe·lur·o·sau·ria
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Origin and Etymology of coelurosauria
New Latin, from coel- + ur- + -sauria
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