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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).
What does dinosaur meen?
Dinosaur = greek, deinos; terrible; sauros; lizard/reptile. Hence, dinosaur translates from Greek as: Terrible lizards.
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."
Where does the word dinosaur mean?
Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard."
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 term dinasour mean?
It comes from a term in Greek called Dinosauria which means 'terrible 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)
Which two greek words mean terrible lizard?
δεινός [deinos] σαύρος [sauros]
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 language does the word dinosaur derived from?
T. rex is short for Tyrannosaurus rex. The name is Latin for tyrant lizard king.
What does the word dinosaurs mean?
I believe it means "terrible lizard"
Is the word dinosaur a greek word?
It's Δεινόσαυρος (dinosavros). Already a greek word. Dinosaur: Dino=Δεινός (dinos which means great, fearful), saur=Σαύρα (savra which means lizzard). Also look at Sauron (Lord of the Rings) (Σαύρων in greek) = The lizzard-like one.
