Etymology

saurian

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Today it means: A reptile of the suborder Sauria. Full definition →

French saurien
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  1. French · derived fromsaurien
  2. English todaysaurian

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

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