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saurian Definition

sau·rian (sôrē ən)

noun

lizard

Etymology: < sauro- + -ian

adjective

of, or having the characteristics of, lizards

saurian Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • ancestor: Some species still reportedly retain a visible ' tail ' although much atrophied from their supposedly extinct ' saurian ancestors.
  • fossil: Great quantities of large, well-preserved saurian fossils new to science were found in the Grentzbitumenzone.

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