Sauria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sauria
       n : true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {suborder
           Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder Lacertilia}]