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Where Does The Name Dinosaur Come From?

Need to know where the name dinosaur comes from for my 7 year olds homework thank you

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    Dinosaur comes from two Greek words. The first is deinos, which means huge or terrible. The second is sauros, meaning lizard. So a dinosaur is a huge or terrible lizard.
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    Wordy  

    answered 2 years ago


      I agree with the first answer -  

      The term "dinosaur" was given in 1842 by Sir Richard Owen and derives from Greek word deinos = "terrible, powerful, wondrous"  and sauros  = "lizard".  Together = Terrible, powerful, wondrous lizard.
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      Nannaknows  

      answered 7 months ago

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        Guest  

        answered 6 months ago

        I don't know. I'm also searching "who invented the name dinosaur and all the info". Please send me the info about the dinosaur immediately. I'm grade 6 and my teacher ask us on who invented the name dinosaur
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        Guest  

        answered 6 months ago

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        Dddddddddf  

        answered 3 weeks ago

             
             

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