saurian

/ˈsɔriən/

Other forms: saurians

Definitions of saurian

1. noun

   any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
   types:

   lizard

   relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

   gecko

   any of various small chiefly tropical and usually nocturnal insectivorous terrestrial lizards typically with immovable eyelids; completely harmless

   iguanid, iguanid lizard

   lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands; typically having a long tail and bright throat patch in males

   worm lizard

   a lizard of the genus Amphisbaena; harmless wormlike limbless lizard of warm or tropical regions having concealed eyes and ears and a short blunt tail

   night lizard

   small secretive nocturnal lizard of southwestern North America and Cuba; bear live young

   scincid, scincid lizard, skink

   alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide

   teiid, teiid lizard

   tropical New World lizard with a long tail and large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail

   agamid, agamid lizard

   a lizard of the family Agamidae

   anguid lizard

   any of a small family of lizards widely distributed in warm areas; all are harmless and useful as destroyers of e.g. slugs and insects

   legless lizard

   degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards

   Lanthanotus borneensis

   a stout-bodied pleurodont lizard of Borneo

   venomous lizard

   any of two or three large heavy-bodied lizards; only known venomous lizards

   lacertid, lacertid lizard

   Old World terrestrial lizard

   chamaeleon, chameleon

   lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

   monitor, monitor lizard, varan

   any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles

   type of:

   diapsid, diapsid reptile

   reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
2. adjective

   of or relating to lizards
   synonyms: lacertilian