-saurus
Latinized variant of -saur: brontosaurus.
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How to use -saurus in a sentence
On the way we passed some very handsome black-necked cranes as large as the Saurus crane.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryA northern coast name for the gowdanook, saury-pike, or Scomberesox saurus.
The Sailor's Word-Book | William Henry SmythSeuerall sorts of fishes there are which do or may beare the names of seawoodcocks as the Acus maior scolopax and saurus.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne | Thomas BrowneHe named it saurus, or "lizard," but there is nothing lizard-like about the ten-pounder.
Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander HenshallI am told he would go through the crust of earth for the backbone of an idio—ilio-something-saurus.'
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete | George Meredith
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