1. Of or relating to lizards
   "The saurian features of the fossil suggested it belonged to an ancient lizard species";
   - lacertilian

1. Any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
   "The iguana is a well-known saurian found in tropical regions"

Derived forms: saurians

Type of: diapsid, diapsid reptile

Part of: Lacertilia, Sauria, suborder Lacertilia, suborder Sauria

Encyclopedia: Saurian