saur·i·an

(sôr′ē-ən)

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.

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

saur′i·an adj.

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saurian

(ˈsɔːrɪən)

adj

1. (Animals) of, relating to, or resembling a lizard

2. (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Sauria, a former suborder of reptiles (now called Lacertilia), which included the lizards

(Animals) a former name for lizard

[C15: from New Latin Sauria, from Greek sauros]

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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.

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.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

Translations

saurien

saurian

[ˈsɔːrɪən] N → saurio m

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saurian

n → Echse f; (= dinosaur etc) → Saurier m

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Thereupon the saurian emerged from his dream and took to the water, greatly to the surprise of the man- and-brother.

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"Are there many of them hereabouts?" asked Ned, looking back at the swirl left by the saurian.

View in context

It would go under like the great reptiles of the saurian age who attempted to control a huge body by a small, centralized nervous system that could not adapt to rapid change in the environment.

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One of the view of private sector think tank Sun eel Saurian (vice president of ORF, which was founded by India's largest company Airline Industries) in his article he said that "Indian response to OBOR should be much more pragmatic, India should offer China an alternative, that in CPEC both governments, Pakistani and Chinese find difficulties to carry on.

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Alderton/Dumbleton is a well-known locality for insects from the lower Toarcian fish beds ("Fish and insect beds", "Saurian and fish beds") which are found in the Whitby Mudstone Formation [40].

A Review of Necrotauliids from the Triassic/Jurassic of England (Trichoptera: Necrotauliidae)

A saurian eye glares at you from the top of the action, or Knox form of the action, to use an old gun-making term.

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The tadpoles were fed algae powder (a mixture of Spirulina and Chlorella, Saurian Enterprises, St.

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The office tower is known for its cantilevered entrance and Alexander Calder's sculpture, "Saurian."

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532 Quark casually warns Kira while he is picking up a shipment of Saurian brandy for his bar that her new boyfriend may be trying to steal a Bajoran religious artifact.

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(1874): Note on a large saurian humerus from the Kimmeridge Clay of the Dorset Coast.

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Kivali Saurian Kerwin suspects she was left on Earth by a race of lizards, perhaps to save the world from its gender-rigid society where "every choice sets off a world of possibilities.

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