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Where does the dinosaur come from?

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Anonymous

∙ 8y ago
Updated: 10/21/2021

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.

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