Variant of σαύρα (saúra, “lizard”). [1] Others have suggested the word as a variant of σαῦλος (saûlos, “turning, twisting”).

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”). The broader use, which has become standard especially for dinosaurs, follows some of the earliest ... Translingual · Suffix · English

In Greek mythology Saurus was a bandit of the Ridge of Saurus near Mount Pholoe on the border between Elis and Arcadia. He was slain by Heracles during the ...

The meaning of -SAURUS is reptile —used in generic names in zoology. How to use -saurus in a sentence.

Оценка 5,0 · Καλλίνικη Γεωγιάδου How to say sauros in Greek? Pronunciation of sauros with 1 audio pronunciation and more for sauros.

8 апр. 2020 г. · Dinosaur is from the Greek Deinos meaning Terrible and Sauros meaning Lizard. So a dinosaur is a terrible lizard.

Оценка 3,3 (3) Sauros: lizard, dinosaur, terrible lizard, tyrannosaurus, tyrant lizard (ate anyone he wanted to eat), allosaurus, leaping lizard, stegasaurus, lizard with a ...

Saurus, which literally means “lizard,” appears as a suffix in the names of many dinosaurs because it points to the lizardlike or otherwise reptilian origin of ...

When scientists made up names for the animals, they used the Greek word sauros, which means “lizard.” In fact, the term dinosaur is a combination of the Greek ...

Greek sauros, lizard. An animal that is saurian is a lizard or like a lizard; as a noun, it refers to any large reptile, but especially a dinosaur or other ...