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I fink it means 'big lizard' but I'm not sure.

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the definition of the word dinosaur means giant lizard.

it is the perfect name for the dinosaur because the dinosaur is in fact a giant lizard.

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Large or big lizard/reptile.

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Dinosaur translates to "terrible lizard."

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What dinosaur are in the dinosaur alphbet?

The word dinosaur's means "terrible lizard".


What word means terrible lizzard?

Dinosaur


What did the world dinosaur mean?

I think you mean word but dinosaur means giant lizard.


What word means a plant eating dinosaur?

A Herbivore.


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.


Who invented the word dinosaur?

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


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The word emerged means to come out into view, as from hiding. "Suddenly, the dinosaur emerged from his egg".


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.


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恐龙 [kǒng lóng] means dinosaur


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 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)


Why does nearly every species of dinosaur have saur at the end of its name?

Well, the word "saur" means Lizard.