sauria

Noun
Synonyms: Sauriasuborder SauriaLacertiliasuborder Lacertilia

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. true lizards; including chameleons and geckosSynonyms: Sauriasuborder SauriaLacertiliasuborder Lacertilia
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sauria \Sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a lizard.] (Zool.) A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia. [1913 Webster]
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