saurian
[ sawr-ee-uhn ]
/ ˈsɔr i ən /
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adjective
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.
resembling a lizard.
noun
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
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Words nearby saurian
Saundra, saunter, -saur, Saurashtra, saurel, saurian, saurischian, sauropod, sauropterygian, -saurus, saury
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British Dictionary definitions for saurian
saurian
/ (ˈsɔːrɪən) /
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a lizard
of, relating to, or belonging to the Sauria, a former suborder of reptiles (now called Lacertilia), which included the lizards
noun
a former name for lizard
Word Origin for saurian
C15: from New Latin Sauria, from Greek sauros
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Scientific definitions for saurian
saurian
[ sôr′ē-ən ]
A lizard or similar reptile.
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