The Latin.The word was Latin for "terrible lizard".So there you go.:D
British scientist Richard Owen
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 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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The word dinosaur's means "terrible lizard".
Neologism
The term "dinosaur" was coined in 1842 by the English paleontologist Richard Owen, and derives from Greek δεινός(deinos) "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + σαῦρος(sauros) "lizard".
There is no native Hawaiian word for Dinosaur.
T. rex is short for Tyrannosaurus rex. The name is Latin for tyrant lizard king.