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Saurischian vs Allosauroid - What's the difference?

saurischian | allosauroid | Hypernyms |

Saurischian is a hypernym of allosauroid.


As nouns the difference between saurischian and allosauroid

is that saurischian is any dinosaur of the order saurischia while allosauroid is (paleontology) any member of a superfamily clade of dinosaurs including the sinoraptorids, carcharodontosaurids and allosaurids.

As an adjective saurischian

is characteristic of these dinosaurs.

saurischian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any dinosaur of the order Saurischia

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of these dinosaurs

    • allosauroid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (paleontology) Any member of a superfamily clade of dinosaurs including the sinoraptorids, carcharodontosaurids and allosaurids.

    • Hypernyms

    * carnosaur ** theropod *** saurischian **** dinosaur

    External links

    * (Allosauroidea) * (Allosauroidea) * (Allosauoidea)