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Richard Owen invented the dinosaur word in the 1930's.

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Scientist who coined the word dinosaur in 1841?

British scientist Richard Owen


Who invented the word dinosaur?

A 19th century English biologist named Richard Owen. The word means ''terrible lizard''.


How long ago was the word dinosaur created?

It is beleived it was first created by Sir Richard Owen in 1842.


What person first used the word dinosaur?

Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" in 1842. The name means "terrible lizard" because they were reptiles, and many of them were huge.


Who created the word dinosaur?

The word was coined in 1841 by Sir Richard Owen from two Greek words. Deinos meaning 'terrible' and Sauros meaning 'lizard'


What year was the word dinosaur put into the dictionary?

I think in the 1800's they were called dragons before


The word dinosaur was derived from?

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".


How did the name Triassic come about?

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.


What language does the word dinosaur derived from?

T. rex is short for Tyrannosaurus rex. The name is Latin for tyrant lizard king.


When was dinosaurs invented?

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.


Who coined the word 'dinisaur' 1842?

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.


What dinosaur are in the dinosaur alphbet?

The word dinosaur's means "terrible lizard".