British scientist Richard Owen
The word was coined in 1841 by Sir Richard Owen from two Greek words. Deinos meaning 'terrible' and Sauros meaning 'lizard'
the word was invented in 1841
The word "dinosaur" was first added to the dictionary in 1841. Sir Richard Owen coined the term to describe the prehistoric reptiles he had been studying.
The Latin.The word was Latin for "terrible lizard".So there you go.:D
A scientist in Montreal, Canada named Hans Selye first coined the word in 1936.
Yes it does but you won't find the word dinosaur in it because it wasn't created till 1841 but it does speak of a behemoth and a leviathan that cleary hold the characteristics of dinosaurs.
Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" in 1842. The name means "terrible lizard" because they were reptiles, and many of them were huge.
Dinosaurs are mentioned in the Bible, but they are not called dinosaurs because the word didn't even exist until 1841.It was not until 1841, however, that the word "dinosaur" was invented. Sir Richard Owen, a famous British anatomist and first superintendent of the British Museum (and a staunch anti-Darwinist), on viewing the bones of Iguanodon and Megalosaurus, realized these represented a unique group of reptiles that had not yet been classified. He coined the term "dinosaur" from Greek words meaning "terrible lizard."Thus, one would not expect to find the word "dinosaur" in the King James Bible-the word did not exist when the translation was done.[From article 'What Really happened To the Dinosaurs'? Didsee link below]
The British paleontologist, Sir Richard Owen, was responsible for coining the word in 1841. The word derives from two greek words "deinos" (= terrible) + "sauros" (= lizard).
The term "cymatics" was coined by Hans Jenny, a Swiss scientist who derived it from the Greek word kyma (a great wave).
The word dinosaur comes from two ancient Greek words deinos, which means 'fearfully great,' and sauros, which means 'a lizard.' The word was coined in 1842 by Richard Owen. During the time of the dinosaurs, they could be found on every continent on Earth.
The term dinosaur was first coined 1842, by English botanist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist, Sir Richard Owen. It is derived from the Greek δεινός(deinos) "terrible" + σαῦρος (sauros) "lizard".