-saur
a combining form used in the names of extinct reptiles, especially archosaurs, usually Anglicized forms of Latin taxonomic names: dinosaur; pterosaur.
Origin of -saur
From the Greek word saûros lizard
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-saur
-saurus
n combining form
Word Origin for -saur
from New Latin saurus
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