-saurus

/ˈsɔːɹəs/

suffix

Forms names for real or imaginary dinosaurs.

OriginAncient Greek σαῦρος →
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Meanings

suffix-saurus (plural -sauruses or -sauri)

plural -sauruses · plural -sauri · alternative -saur

  1. Forms names for real or imaginary dinosaurs.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσαῦρος“lizard, reptile”
  2. English-saurus

From translingual and New Latin forms of Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”), used in taxonomic names of various dinosaurs.

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Translations

Finnish -saurus
  • -saurusforms names for dinosaurs
French -saure
  • -saureforms names for dinosaurs
German -saurier, -saurus
  • -saurierforms names for dinosaurs
  • -saurusforms names for dinosaurs
Polish -zaur
  • -zaurforms names for dinosaurs
Portuguese -sauro
  • -sauroforms names for dinosaurs
Russian -за́вр
  • -за́вр (-závr)forms names for dinosaurs
Spanish -saurio, stego
  • -saurioforms names for dinosaurs
  • stegoforms names for dinosaurs
  • saurusforms names for dinosaurs

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with -saurus

thesauruschorusTaurusporoustorusHorustyrannosaurusdecorouschlorousdawn chorusEye of HorushypertoruskeratotorusnanotoruspolytorusQianzhousaurussaprovoroussubtorussupertorus
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Cite this entry
APA

-saurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-saurus

MLA

“-saurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-saurus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-saurus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-saurus.

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