Etymology

tyrannosaurus

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Today it means: Any large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the late Cretaceous period. Full definition →

Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)
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  1. Ancient Greekτύραννος (túrannos)
  2. Ancient Greekσαύρα (saúra)
  3. Ancient Greekσαῦρος (saûros)
  4. English todaytyrannosaurus

From translingual Tyrannosaurus, from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”). Doublet of tyrannosaur.

Words from the same roots

translingualTyrannosaurus all →

tyrannosaur

Ancient Greekτύραννος all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.