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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)

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"Dinosaur" comes from the Greek words "deinos" meaning "terrible" or "fearfully great" and "sauros" meaning "lizard." So, "dinosaur" translates to "terrible lizard" in Greek.

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