saurian
/ˈsɔɹiən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A lizardlike person.
adj
Of or related to the members of the suborder Sauria.
adj
Synonym of lizardlike or reptilian.
Example Sentences
- "I took heart, however, as I recalled a conversation between Challenger and Summerlee upon the habits of the great saurians."
- "After dinner we all went on deck and watched the unfamiliar scenes of a Capronian night--that is, all but von Schoenvorts. There was less to see than to hear. From the great inland lake behind us came the hissing and the screaming of countless saurians. Above us we heard the flap of giant wings, while from the shore rose the multitudinous voices of a tropical jungle--of a warm, damp atmosphere such as must have enveloped the entire earth during the Palezoic and Mesozoic eras."
- "Good evening, fellow saurians, and welcome once again to the Tri-Sports Arena! I'm your host, Raz Charkov..."
- "He was one of the very few larger saurians in the émigré marshes."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: saurien
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɔɹiən/
- British English: /ˈsɔːɹiən/
Inflected Forms
Synonyms
lizardlike or reptilian
lacertilian