-saurus
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the New Latin form of Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”). The broader use, which has become standard especially for dinosaurs, follows some of the earliest non-avian dinosaur genera to be named, particularly Megalosaurus (literally “giant lizard”).
Suffix
[edit]-saurus m (feminine -saura, neuter -saurum)
- Forms genus names of lizards.
- Forms genus names of dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, and other large extinct reptiles.
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[edit]English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From translingual and New Latin forms of Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”), used in taxonomic names of various dinosaurs.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-saurus (plural -sauruses or -sauri)
- Forms names for real or imaginary dinosaurs.
Derived terms
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- Translingual terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
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- English terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate
- English terms borrowed from Translingual
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- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɔːɹəs
- English lemmas
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