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T. rex is short for Tyrannosaurus rex. The name is Latin for tyrant lizard king.
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∙ 13y agoDinosaur is derived from the Greek words "deinos" (terrible, powerful, woundrous) + "sauros" (lizard).
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∙ 14y agoDinosaur comes from the Greek words Deinos meaning "terrible" and sauros meaning "lizard". It was coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842.
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∙ 14y agoIt comes from the Ancient greek word deinos and sauros meining Great or Mighty Lizard.
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