Sauria n 1: true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: {Sauria}, {suborder Sauria}, {Lacertilia}, {suborder Lacertilia}]
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]