The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saururae
Saururae \Sau*ru"r[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ? a tail.] (Paleon.) An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with quills along each side of it. Arch[ae]opteryx is the type. See Arch[ae]opteryx, and Odontornithes.