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saur

saur is the alternative form of 'saur.

Meaning of 'saur

Noun

'saur (plural 'saurs)

  1. (informal) A dinosaur.
    • —genetically uplifted the ancestors of the saurs, and culturally—at least—uplifted the kraken. We are used to thinking of these species as wise and ancient, which indeed they are, but the octopods are their 'Elder Race.'2003, Ken MacLeod, Engine City, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 79

Forms of saur

pluralsaurs

Questions about saur

What is saur the alternative form of?
Saur is the alternative form of 'saur.

Words near saur in the dictionary

  1. saunterings
  2. saunters
  3. saunth
  4. sauqui
  5. Sauquoit
  6. saur
  7. Saura
  8. Saurabh
  9. Sauraseni Prakrit
  10. Saurashtra
  11. Saurashtras

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