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δειν-ός -ή -ό deinos [dinos] means terrible in ancient/formal Greek
τρομερ -ός -ή -ό [tromeros] in common modern (masc/fem/neuter)
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∙ 15y agodeinos sauros or 'dinosaur'
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What does theword dinousar mean?
Terrible lizard - from Greek deinos = terrible and sauros = lizard.
What does dinosaur meen?
Dinosaur = greek, deinos; terrible; sauros; lizard/reptile. Hence, dinosaur translates from Greek as: Terrible lizards.
Where does the word dinosaur mean?
Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard."
What does the term dinasour mean?
It comes from a term in Greek called Dinosauria which means 'terrible lizard'
The word dinosaur comes from two greek words. What do they mean?
Terrible Lizard
Which two greek words mean terrible lizard?
δεινός [deinos] σαύρος [sauros]
The name sauro where does it come from and what does it mean its origin?
"Sauro" is Greek for "lizard"; hence comes the popular word "dynosaur", literally, "terrible lizard".
What language does the word dinosaur derived from?
T. rex is short for Tyrannosaurus rex. The name is Latin for tyrant lizard king.
What does saurus mean in the name dinosaurus?
The word "saurus" comes from the Greek σαῦρος(sauros) and means "lizard". Dinosaur literally means "terrible lizard"
Is the word dinosaur a greek word?
It's Δεινόσαυρος (dinosavros). Already a greek word. Dinosaur: Dino=Δεινός (dinos which means great, fearful), saur=Σαύρα (savra which means lizzard). Also look at Sauron (Lord of the Rings) (Σαύρων in greek) = The lizzard-like one.
What does the word dinosaurs mean?
I believe it means "terrible lizard"
Where does the dinosaur come from?
The term dinosaur was coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owen and derives from Greek deinos, meaning "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + sauros meaning "lizard".The most common translation for dinosaur is Terrible Lizard.
