First Known Use: 1824
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saurian
noun sau·ri·an \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
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Origin of SAURIAN
New Latin Sauria, from New Latin saurus lizard, from Greek sauros
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