n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )so ̇ - ' ris-k ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Saurischia, ultimately from Greek sauros lizard + New Latin ischium ischium
Date: circa 1889
: 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 adjective