lizard
Origin of saurian
from sauro- + -ian of, or having the characteristics of, lizards
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saurian
noun
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.
Origin of saurian
From New Latin Sauria former suborder name from saurus lizard from Greek saurosRelated Forms:
- saur′i·an
adjective
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A lizard or similar reptile.
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Adjective
(comparative more saurian, superlative most saurian)
- Pertaining to the Sauria.
- Resembling a lizard.
Origin
Late Latin *saurianus, from Ancient Greek σαÏÏα (saura, “lizard")
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