Etymology

spinosaurus

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Today it means: A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur. Full definition →

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

From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- (“spine”) + -saurus (suffix forming names for dinosaurs).

Words from the same roots

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spinosaur

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