-saur

a combining form used in the names of extinct reptiles, especially archosaurs, usually Anglicized forms of Latin taxonomic names: dinosaur; pterosaur.

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Origin of -saur

From the Greek word saûros lizard

Words nearby -saur

-ry, -s, -s', -san, -sarc, -saur, -saurus, -scape, -scope, -scopy, -seater
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British Dictionary definitions for -saur

-saur

-saurus

n combining form

lizarddinosaur

Word Origin for -saur

from New Latin saurus
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