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saurian

sau·rian

UK/ˈsɔːɹiən/ US/ˈsɔɹiən/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to lizards

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noun

1.

any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs

Origin

From Sauria (suborder of lizards) + -an (suffix forming adjectives), under influence from earlier French saurien.

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