saurian
sau·ri·an
noun \ˈsȯr-ē-ən\Definition of SAURIAN
: any of a suborder (Sauria) of reptiles including the lizards and in older classifications the crocodiles and various extinct forms (as the dinosaurs and ichthyosaurs) that resemble lizards
— saurian adjective
See Origin of SAURIAN
New Latin Sauria, from New Latin saurus lizard, from Greek sauros
First Known Use: 1824
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