saur

[Etym. doubtful.] Soil, dirt, dirty water. sâu răn-o-don, s. [Pref. saur-, and Gr. anodoun; ANODON.] [SAURANODONTIDE.] sâu răn-ô-đòn-ti-dæ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. sauran odon, gen it, sauranodont (is); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -ide.] Palæont .: A family of Ichthyopterygia, with one genus, Sauranodon, edentulous, from the Jura ic formations of the Rocky Mountain region.