sauria

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun sauria has 1 sense

sauria(n = noun.animal) lacertilia, suborder lacertilia, suborder sauria - true lizards; including chameleons and geckos; Array

is a kind of animal order

is a member of order squamata, squamata

Derived form adjective saurian₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

sauria, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. a lizard.].

A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia. [1913 Webster]

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