-saur or -saurus
combining form in countable noun
lizard
⇒
dinosaur
Origin
from New Latin saurus-saur
Word Origin
1
a combining form used in the names of extinct reptiles, especially archosaurs, usually Anglicized forms of Latin taxonomic names:
dinosaur; pterosaur.
Origin
< Greek saûros lizard
Related Words
- -saurus
- allosaur
- ankylosaur
- archosaur
- brachiosaur
- ceratosaur
-saura word element meaning 'lizard'.
[see sauro-]-saur
combining form
- forming names of reptiles, especially extinct ones表示“爬行动物”（尤指已灭绝的）：
-
ichthyosaur
stegosaur
词源
modern Latin, from Greek sauros 'lizard'; compare with -SAURUS , a suffix of modern Latin genus names.
ORIGIN: Modern Latin -saurus from Greek sauros lizard.
-saur
Suffix
- Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”) or σαύρα (saúra)