Enalʹio-saurians (Greek, sca-lizards).
A group of fossil saurians, including the Ichʹthyosaur, Pleʹsiosaur, Sauropterʹygy, etc., etc.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.