Saurian definition
A lizard or similar reptile.
Pertaining to the Sauria.
adjective
Resembling a lizard.
adjective
Any of various vertebrates of the group Sauria, which includes most of the diapsids, such as the dinosaurs, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and birds. Sauria was formerly a suborder consisting of the lizards.
noun
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Of, or having the characteristics of, lizards.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
saurian
Plural:
sauriansOrigin of saurian
- From New Latin Sauria former suborder name from saurus lizard from Greek sauros
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Late Latin *saurianus, from Ancient Greek σαύρα (saura, “lizard")
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