Definition of saurischian
: any of an order (Saurischia) of herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaurs that have the pubis of the pelvis typically pointed downward and forward and that include the sauropods and theropods — compare ornithischian
saurischian
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Origin and Etymology of saurischian
New Latin Saurischia, ultimately from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin ischium ischium
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