Sauria

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plural noun

Sau·​ria

ˈsȯrēə

1

in former classifications : a division of Reptilia comprising the lizards, crocodilians, and various extinct elongated limbed reptiles that superficially resemble lizards

2

in some classifications : a suborder of Squamata coextensive with Lacertilia

-sauria

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noun plural combining form

-sau·​ria

ˈsȯrēə

: lizards : animals resembling lizards—in names of higher taxa

Pterosauria

Ankylosauria

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from saurus lizard (from Greek saura, sauros horse mackerel, lizard) + -ia; akin to Greek saulos straddling, waddling, saukros delicate, graceful, psaukros nimble, psauein to touch, graze, and probably to Greek psēn to rub

Noun plural combining form

New Latin, from -saurus + -ia

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