• adj. 蜥蜴的；蜥蜴類的
• n. 蜥蜴；蜥蜴類

來自希臘語 sauros,蜥蜴。衍生詞根-saur,恐龍，來自 dinosaur,恐龍。

saurian (n.)

reptile of the order Sauria, 1819, from Modern Latin sauria "the order of reptiles," from Greek sauros "lizard" (see -saurus). Sauropod is 1891, from Modern Latin sauropoda (O.C. Marsh, 1884), second element from Greek pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).