saurian

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

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

TERRIFIC SAURIAN COMBAT Saturday, August 15th. — A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne
"This will handle anything short of an armor-plated saurian." — The Colors of Space, Marion Zimmer Bradley
He fired, and the saurian still kept on his course. — Four Young Explorers; Or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics, Oliver Optic

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