The term dinosaur was coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owen and derives from Greek deinos, meaning "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + sauros meaning "lizard"
The word dinosaur means terrible lizard.
- dino-terrible
- saur-lizard.
Sunday 11 September 2011
what is, a dinosaur
the name?
The term dinosaur was coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owen and derives from Greek deinos, meaning "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + sauros meaning "lizard"
The word dinosaur means terrible lizard.
The term dinosaur was coined in 1842 by Sir Richard Owen and derives from Greek deinos, meaning "terrible, powerful, wondrous" + sauros meaning "lizard"
The word dinosaur means terrible lizard.
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