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Chelonia :: Chelonia (n. pl.) An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles, peculiar in having a part of the vertebrae, ribs, and sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See Reptilia; also, Illust. in Appendix..

Vent :: Vent (n.) The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes..

Dinosauria :: Dinosauria (n. pl.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large bird tracks, so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix..

Scaled :: Scaled (a.) Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc..

Supra-oesophagal :: Supraocular (a.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.

Amnion :: Amnion (n.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles..

Suchwise :: Suchospondylous (a.) Having dorsal vertebrae with long and divided transverse processes; -- applied to certain reptiles.

Loral :: Loral (a.) Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of birds, scales of reptiles, etc..

Herpetologist :: Herpetologist (n.) One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles..

Urine :: Urine (n.) In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and reptiles, a solid or semisolid excretion..

Ornithosauria :: Ornithosauria (n. pl.) An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.

Pliosaurus :: Pliosaurus (n.) An extinct genus of marine reptiles allied to Plesiosaurus, but having a much shorter neck..

Parietal :: Parietal (n.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes..

Crocodilia :: Crocodilia (n. pl.) An order of reptiles including the crocodiles, gavials, alligators, and many extinct kinds..

Surangular :: Surangular (a.) Above the angular bone; supra-angular; -- applied to a bone of the lower jaw in many reptiles and birds.

Articulary :: Articulary (n.) A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes..

Herpetotomist :: Herpetotomist (n.) One who dissects, or studies the anatomy of, reptiles..

Rhizodont :: Rhizodont (n.) A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the crocodile..

Procoelian :: Procoelian (n.) A reptile having procoelian vertebrae; one of the Procoelia.

Mental :: Mental (n.) A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or reptile.

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