Richard Owen invented the dinosaur word in the 1930's.
British scientist Richard Owen
It is beleived it was first created by Sir Richard Owen in 1842.
A 19th century English biologist named Richard Owen. The word means ''terrible lizard''.
Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" in 1842. The name means "terrible lizard" because they were reptiles, and many of them were huge.
The word was coined in 1841 by Sir Richard Owen from two Greek words. Deinos meaning 'terrible' and Sauros meaning 'lizard'
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 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".
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.
T. rex is short for Tyrannosaurus rex. The name is Latin for tyrant lizard king.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur The superorder or clade "Dinosauria" was formally named by the English scientist Richard Owen in 1842. The term is a combination of the Greek words deinos ("terrible" or "fearfully great" or "formidable") and sauros ("lizard" or "reptile"). Contrary to popular perception, the name was chosen to express Owen's awe at the size and majesty of the extinct animals; not out of fear or trepidation at their size and formidable arsenal.
Richard Owen The Taxon Dinosauria was formally named in 1842 by English paleontologist RICHARD OWEN, who used it to refer to the "distinct tribe or sub-order of Saurian Reptiles" that were then being recognized in England and around the world.
The word dinosaur's means "terrible lizard".