Etymology

spinosaur

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Today it means: Any theropod dinosaur of the genus †Spinosaurus. Full definition →

taxonomic name Spinosaurus
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromSpinosaurus
  2. English todayspinosaur

From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- + -saur.

Words from the same roots

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spinosaurus

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