saurian

[ sawr-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the Sauria, a group of reptiles originally including the lizards, crocodiles, and several extinct forms but now technically restricted to the lizards.

  2. resembling a lizard.

noun
  1. a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.

Origin of saurian

1
1800–10; <New Latin Sauri(a) an order of reptiles + -an; see -saur

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British Dictionary definitions for saurian

saurian

/ (ˈsɔːrɪən) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a lizard

  2. of, relating to, or belonging to the Sauria, a former suborder of reptiles (now called Lacertilia), which included the lizards

noun
  1. a former name for lizard

Origin of saurian

1
C15: from New Latin Sauria, from Greek sauros

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Scientific definitions for saurian

saurian

[ sôrē-ən ]


  1. A lizard or similar reptile.

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