蜥臀目

Mandarin · pinyin xī tún mù

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  1. Saurischia or lizard-hipped dinosaurs, order within superorder Dinosauria
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蜥
xī · lizard
臀
tún · buttocks
目
mù · eye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
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1–2–4 · xi1 tun2 mu4

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