Definition of saurian in English:

saurian

adjective ˈsɔːrɪənˈsɔriən

Of or like a lizard.
（像）蜥蜴的
a table with saurian legs
Example sentencesExamples
- He looked up and the saurian creature's slitted eyes seemed to stare back at him, taunting him.
- It stood up on two thick saurian legs; it was at least 20 feet tall.
- One sinister saurian lies along the grassy banks, as patterned and prim - and primed - as a killer handbag.
- This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people.
Synonyms
reptile

noun ˈsɔːrɪənˈsɔriən

Any large reptile, especially a dinosaur or other extinct form.
大型爬行动物（尤指绝迹的恐龙等）
Example sentencesExamples
- Their tympanum is not homologous with the tympanum of mammals and saurians (extant diapsids) because it developed independently in all three groups.
- We see literally hundreds of saurians in this sequence, representing a diverse range of species, and the excitement and beauty of the story unfold dynamically without a single spoken word.
- Jenkins observed that in living saurians humeral motion primarily takes place perpendicular to the saddle's long axis, across the shorter, convex surface.
- Megalancosaurus is one of the few putative bird ancestors among basal saurians that has been included in a more global cladistic analysis or in the context of smaller taxonomic groupings.

Origin

Early 19th century: from modern Latin Sauria (see Sauria) + -an.

dinosaur from mid 19th century:
The word dinosaur was coined in 1841, from Greek words meaning ‘terrible lizard’, the -saurus, also found in saurian (early 19th century) ‘lizard-like’. People or things that have not adapted to changing times have been condemned as dinosaurs since the 1950s.

Definition of saurian in US English:

saurian

adjectiveˈsôrēənˈsɔriən

Of or like a lizard.
（像）蜥蜴的
a table with saurian legs
Example sentencesExamples
- He looked up and the saurian creature's slitted eyes seemed to stare back at him, taunting him.
- This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people.
- It stood up on two thick saurian legs; it was at least 20 feet tall.
- One sinister saurian lies along the grassy banks, as patterned and prim - and primed - as a killer handbag.
Synonyms
reptile

nounˈsôrēənˈsɔriən

Any large reptile, especially a dinosaur or other extinct form.
大型爬行动物（尤指绝迹的恐龙等）
Example sentencesExamples
- We see literally hundreds of saurians in this sequence, representing a diverse range of species, and the excitement and beauty of the story unfold dynamically without a single spoken word.
- Jenkins observed that in living saurians humeral motion primarily takes place perpendicular to the saddle's long axis, across the shorter, convex surface.
- Megalancosaurus is one of the few putative bird ancestors among basal saurians that has been included in a more global cladistic analysis or in the context of smaller taxonomic groupings.
- Their tympanum is not homologous with the tympanum of mammals and saurians (extant diapsids) because it developed independently in all three groups.

Origin

Early 19th century: from modern Latin Sauria (see Sauria) + -an.

单词	saurian
释义	Definition of saurian in English: saurian adjective ˈsɔːrɪənˈsɔriən Of or like a lizard. （像）蜥蜴的 a table with saurian legs Example sentencesExamples He looked up and the saurian creature's slitted eyes seemed to stare back at him, taunting him. It stood up on two thick saurian legs; it was at least 20 feet tall. One sinister saurian lies along the grassy banks, as patterned and prim - and primed - as a killer handbag. This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people. Synonyms reptile noun ˈsɔːrɪənˈsɔriən Any large reptile, especially a dinosaur or other extinct form. 大型爬行动物（尤指绝迹的恐龙等） Example sentencesExamples Their tympanum is not homologous with the tympanum of mammals and saurians (extant diapsids) because it developed independently in all three groups. We see literally hundreds of saurians in this sequence, representing a diverse range of species, and the excitement and beauty of the story unfold dynamically without a single spoken word. Jenkins observed that in living saurians humeral motion primarily takes place perpendicular to the saddle's long axis, across the shorter, convex surface. Megalancosaurus is one of the few putative bird ancestors among basal saurians that has been included in a more global cladistic analysis or in the context of smaller taxonomic groupings. Origin Early 19th century: from modern Latin Sauria (see Sauria) + -an. dinosaur from mid 19th century: The word dinosaur was coined in 1841, from Greek words meaning ‘terrible lizard’, the -saurus, also found in saurian (early 19th century) ‘lizard-like’. People or things that have not adapted to changing times have been condemned as dinosaurs since the 1950s. Definition of saurian in US English: saurian adjectiveˈsôrēənˈsɔriən Of or like a lizard. （像）蜥蜴的 a table with saurian legs Example sentencesExamples He looked up and the saurian creature's slitted eyes seemed to stare back at him, taunting him. This saurian symbol of Chinese emperors has been claimed, from the mid-1980s onward, as the common patrimony of all Chinese people. It stood up on two thick saurian legs; it was at least 20 feet tall. One sinister saurian lies along the grassy banks, as patterned and prim - and primed - as a killer handbag. Synonyms reptile nounˈsôrēənˈsɔriən Any large reptile, especially a dinosaur or other extinct form. 大型爬行动物（尤指绝迹的恐龙等） Example sentencesExamples We see literally hundreds of saurians in this sequence, representing a diverse range of species, and the excitement and beauty of the story unfold dynamically without a single spoken word. Jenkins observed that in living saurians humeral motion primarily takes place perpendicular to the saddle's long axis, across the shorter, convex surface. Megalancosaurus is one of the few putative bird ancestors among basal saurians that has been included in a more global cladistic analysis or in the context of smaller taxonomic groupings. Their tympanum is not homologous with the tympanum of mammals and saurians (extant diapsids) because it developed independently in all three groups. Origin Early 19th century: from modern Latin Sauria (see Sauria) + -an.
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