saurian

saur·i·an

S0104000 (sôr′ē-ən)n. 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.

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[From New Latin Sauria, former suborder name, from saurus, lizard, from Greek sauros.]

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saur′i·an adj.

saurian

(ˈsɔːrɪən) adj1. (Animals) of, relating to, or resembling a lizard2. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Sauria, a former suborder of reptiles (now called Lacertilia), which included the lizardsn (Animals) a former name for lizard[C15: from New Latin Sauria, from Greek sauros]

sau•ri•an

(ˈsɔr i ən)

adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Sauria, a group of reptiles orig. including the lizards, crocodiles, dinosaurs, and other reptilian types but now restricted to the lizards. n. 2. a lizard or lizardlike creature. [1800–10; < New Latin Sauri(a) + -an¹; see -saur, -ia]

sau·ri·an

(sôr′ē-ən) A lizard or similar reptile.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	saurian - any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaursdiapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eyeLacertilia, Sauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauria - true lizards; including chameleons and geckoslizard - relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail
Adj.	1.	saurian - of or relating to lizardslacertilian

Translations

saurien