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sau·ria
\ˈsȯrēə\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: 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 — more at sand
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 |