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-saur

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

Nearby words

  1. -ry,
  2. -s,
  3. -s',
  4. -san,
  5. -sarc,
  6. -saurus,
  7. -scape,
  8. -sch-,
  9. -scope,
  10. -scopy

Origin of -saur

From the Greek word saûros lizard
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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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