If you mean classification then reptilia, there are many different lizard families.
If you mean classification then reptilia, there are many different lizard families.
I fink it means 'big lizard' but I'm not sure.
The word "saurus" comes from the Greek σαῦρος(sauros) and means "lizard". Dinosaur literally means "terrible lizard"
The word "rex" means king. The T is short for Tyrannosaurus, which means 'tyrant lizard' So the name as a whole means "tyrant lizard king."
The root word "saur" means lizard or reptile. It is commonly found in the names of dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus, meaning "tyrant lizard," indicating their reptilian nature.
The dinosaur who's name means tyrant lizard king is tyrannosaurus rex; tyranno meaning "tyrant", saurus meaning "lizard", and rex meaning "king".
I believe it means "terrible lizard"
Dinosaurs is word made up of two ancient laatin words. Dino means ancient, and Saur means lizard. The word dinosaur means Ancient Lizard.
Sauros means lizard
The word "crocodile" comes from the Ancient Greek word "krokdilos," which means "lizard."
The word dinosaur's means "terrible lizard".
It comes from a term in Greek called Dinosauria which means 'terrible lizard'