saurian
Use Saurian in a sentence
i 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
3.
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To saurian
Collins
World English Dictionary
saurian (ˈsɔːrɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 3. | a former name for lizard |
| [C15: from New Latin Sauria, from Greek sauros] | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Saurian
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
saurian
reptile of the order Sauria, 1807, from Mod.L. sauria "the order of reptiles," from Gk. sauros "lizard," probably related to saulos "twisting, wavering." Sauropod is 1891, from Mod.L. sauropoda (O.C. Marsh, 1884), second element from Gk. pous "foot" (see foot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| saurian (sôr'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
A lizard or similar reptile. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
It is said te be the only live saurian ever seen alive iu that river.
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
