-saur
-saur
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
< Greek saûros lizard
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-saur
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| -saur or -saurus | |
| —n combining form | |
| lizard: dinosaur | |
| [from New Latin saurus] | |
| -saurus or -saurus | |
| —n combining form | |
| [from New Latin saurus] | |
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