Meanings
adjectivesauroid (comparative more sauroid, superlative most sauroid)
comparative more sauroid · superlative most sauroid
- biologyResembling or relating to the saurians.
a sauroid fish
Synonyms: reptilian, reptilelike, reptilian, reptilious, reptitious, saurian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or relating to the saurians.
Also see
Origin
- Ancient Greekσαύρα“lizard”
- Englishsauroid
Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) + -oid.
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APA
sauroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauroid
MLA
“sauroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sauroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sauroid.
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