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δεινός [deinos]
σαύρος [sauros]
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The word dinosaur comes from two greek words. What do they mean?
Terrible Lizard
What does theword dinousar mean?
Terrible lizard - from Greek deinos = terrible and sauros = lizard.
What does dinausaur mean in Greek?
Dinosaur(*) is a greek word and it comes from the words δεινός (dinos) which means big and terrific and σαύρα(savra) which means lizard and the word is "δεινόσαυρος"(dinosavros)
Where does the word dinosaur mean?
Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard."
What do the two halves of the word dinosaur mean and from which ancient language do they come?
"Deinos" and "sauros," the root words of dinosaur, are both Greek words. They mean "terrible" and "lizard," respectively.
What does the term dinasour mean?
It comes from a term in Greek called Dinosauria which means 'terrible lizard'
The name sauro where does it come from and what does it mean its origin?
"Sauro" is Greek for "lizard"; hence comes the popular word "dynosaur", literally, "terrible lizard".
What does two halves of the word dinosaur mean and what ancient language do they come from?
Dinosaur is made up of two words that come from Greek, the first word is "deinos", which means "terrible" and the second word "sauros" which means "lizard" or "reptile". So together dinosaur means "terrible lizard". Though this name is not entirely accurate since dinosaurs are not lizards.
What does saurus mean in the name dinosaurus?
The word "saurus" comes from the Greek σαῦρος(sauros) and means "lizard". Dinosaur literally means "terrible lizard"
What does the word dinosaurs mean?
I believe it means "terrible lizard"
Does the name dinosaur mean terrible lizard?
Yes, that would be a reasonable interpretation of the Greek roots of the word. The 'dino' part of the name could mean terrible, potent, or fearfully great.
What does the name dinosaur actually mean?
Terrible lizard
