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Yep. That's what Richard Owens thought they were. As things turned out, they weren't that much like modern lizards after all; some people - mostly country folks - thought the fossilized bones looked like those of giant chickens, but their ideas were ridiculed by the scientists of the day. Well, guess what? Modern scientists have been able to analyze some of the DNA of the dinosaurs and they were more closely related to chickens than to lizards!
I don't think there are any moves underway to change the name to "Dinogalliformes" (terrible chickens), though.
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What does the name dinosaur actually mean?
Terrible lizard
Does dinosaur mean terrible lizard?
The dinosaur who's name means tyrant lizard king is tyrannosaurus rex; tyranno meaning "tyrant", saurus meaning "lizard", and rex meaning "king".
Where does the word dinosaur mean?
Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard."
The word dinosaur comes from two greek words. What do they mean?
The word "dinosaur" comes from the Greek words "deinos," meaning "terrible" or "fearfully great," and "sauros," meaning "lizard" or "reptile."
What does the term dinasour mean?
It comes from a term in Greek called Dinosauria which means 'terrible lizard'
What is the scientific name of dinosaur?
botanical? that's plants do you mean the genus? that would be difficult. are you referring to a specific dinosaur? timeframe or what?
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)
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 word dinosaur mean and how were dinosaurs named?
Dinosaur means "terrible lizard." When people began to study dinosaur bones they thought that they were an extinct species of giant lizards, and judging by the size of them they imagined they would have been quite terrible when they were alive.
Does the greek root word for dinasaur mean lizard?
Yes, the Greek root word "dino" means "terrible" or "fearfully great," not specifically "lizard." The term "dinosaur" comes from the Greek words "deinos" (meaning terrible) and "sauros" (meaning 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 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.
