sȯˈriskēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + Latin ischium hip joint + New Latin -ia — more at ischium
: an order of Reptilia including those dinosaurs in which the pelvis is triradiate and the pubes meet in a ventral symphysis — see sauropoda , theropoda
• saur·is·chi·an (ˈ)sȯ|riskēən adjective or noun