sauroid
Resembling or relating to the sauriansResembling or relating to the saurians.
» Its sauroid tail dragged a winding mark through the dust.
Meaning
1 sensesResembling or relating to the saurians.
a sauroid fish
Examples
6 sentencesIts sauroid tail dragged a winding mark through the dust.
The statue showed a sauroid guardian crouched beside the temple gate.
A sauroid soldier in powered armor guarded the entrance to the orbital colony.
The fossil organism had a distinctly sauroid skull, with long jaws and sharp teeth.
deDer fossile Organismus hatte einen ausgeprägt sauroiden Schädel mit langen Kiefern und scharfen Zähnen. — mhr
The alien ambassador had a sauroid head, silver scales, and a translator built into its throat.
Origin
Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) + -oid.Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”) + -oid.
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Forms
more sauroid, most sauroid| Comparative | more sauroid Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sauroid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form