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Adjective: saurian  soreeun
  1. Of or relating to lizards
    - lacertilian
Noun: saurian  soreeun
  1. Any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs

Derived forms: saurians

See also: lizard, Sauria

Type of: diapsid, diapsid reptile

Part of: Lacertilia, Sauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauria

Encyclopedia: Saurian