saurian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
  2. adjective of or relating to lizards
    lacertilian.

WordNet


Sau"ri*an adjective
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n. One of the Sauria.

Webster 1913