Sauria
1 of 2plural 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
2 of 2noun 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