Lepidosauria

Translingual

Etymology

from Greek meaning scaled lizards

Proper noun

Lepidosauria

A taxonomic superorder within the class Reptilia – the scaled reptiles.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class

Hyponyms

(superorder): Rhynchocephalia (Sphenodontida), Squamata

References

Lepidosauria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lepidosauria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Lepidosauria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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