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Dinosaur Names
So where do dinosaur names come from? Dinosaur names come mostly from the people who discovered the dinosaurs. The names are made up from words in the Latin and Greek languages. Here is a list of Latin and Greek root words commonly used in dinosaur names. The meanings (included below) of these words help tell us the meaning of the dinosaur's name.
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allo anato ankylo anuro apato avi bary brachio bronto cera caudia cephalo chasmo coeli compso diplo dino docus don elasmo gnathus hadro ichthyo lopho mega metro micro nycho pachy para pod, ped proto raptor rex saurus stego steno super thero tri tyranno ultra urus veloci |
other or different duck crooked tail deceptive bird heavy arm thunder horned tail head opening hollow pretty two terrible beam tooth plated jaw large fish ridged large measured small clawed thick beside foot first thief king lizard roof slender superior beast three tyrant extreme tail speedy |
by George Manty
