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saurian
7 letters · 6 distinct letters
- adjective
of or relating to lizards
- noun
any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
Word history
From Sauria (suborder of lizards) + an (suffix forming adjectives), under influence from earlier French saurien.
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 60: a larger list with less common words.
- How common it is
- Rarer than once in ten million words.
- In the spelling bee
- Bonus word It’s waiting for an editor’s review because it’s only in the less common word lists. Until then it scores as a bonus word.