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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.
What part of speech is the word terrible?
The word terrible is an adjective. It means to be dreadful or formidable.
What does terrible mean?
The word terrible means that something is bad or horribly done.
What does the word dinosaurs mean?
I believe it means "terrible lizard"
What dinosaur are in the dinosaur alphbet?
The word dinosaur's means "terrible lizard".
What is the base word of terrible?
terrible is the base word
What does the term dinasour mean?
It comes from a term in Greek called Dinosauria which means '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".
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"
Who invented the word dinosaur?
A 19th century English biologist named Richard Owen. The word means ''terrible lizard''.
What is the comparative word for terrible?
more terrible
