-SAUR

Meaning of -SAUR in English

a combining form used in the names of extinct reptiles, esp. archosaurs, usually Anglicized forms of Latin taxonomic names: dinosaur; pterosaur.

[ saûros lizard ]

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SAUR- — combining form or sauro- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from sauros : lizard
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SAUR — (n.) Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse.
Английский словарь Webster
SAUR — ( n. ) Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAUR — noun soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse.
Webster English vocab
-SAUR — ■ combining form forming names of reptiles, especially extinct ones: ichthyosaur. Origin mod. L., from Gk sauros 'lizard'; cf. ~us …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-SAUR — -saur BrE AmE sɔː AmE sɔːr ▷ — stegosaur ˈsteɡ ə sɔː AmE -sɔːr
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DINO — noun (plural ~s) Date: 1936 ~saur 1, ~saur 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAURO- — combining form see saur-
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-URUS — ˈ(y)u̇rəs, ˈ(y)ür- noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek oura — more at -urous : one having (such) a …
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SAURY — ˈsȯrē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin saur us lizard + English -y — more at sauria 1. …
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SAURURUS — -_rəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + -urus : a genus (the type of the family Saururaceae) …
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SAURURAE — sȯˈru̇ˌrē Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + -urae, feminine plural of -urus synonym of archaeornithes
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SAURORNITHES — sȯˌrȯ(r)ˈnī(ˌ)thēz Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + -ornithes synonym of archaeornithes
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SAUROPTERYGIA — sȯˌräptəˈrijēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + pteryg- + -ia : an order of Reptilia comprising …
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SAUROPSIDA — -psədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + Greek opsis appearance + New Latin -ida — more …
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SAUROPODA — sȯˈräpədə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + -poda : a suborder of Saurischia consisting of herbivorous …
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SAUROPHAGOUS — (ˈ)sȯ|räfəgəs adjective Etymology: saur- + -phagous : feeding on lizards
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SAUROIDEI — sȯˈrȯidēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sauroeidēs like a lizard, from saur- + -oeidēs -oid in …
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SAUROGNATHOUS — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_thəs adjective Etymology: saur- + -gnathous 1. : of, relating to, or being an arrangement of the bones of the …
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SAURODONTIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdäntəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Saurodont-, Saurodon, type genus (from saur- + -odon ) + -idae …
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SAURISCHIA — sȯˈriskēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from saur- + Latin ischium hip joint + New Latin -ia — …
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DIN- — combining form or dino- also dein- or deino- Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dein-, deino-, from deinos — more at …
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TYRANNOSAUR — /ti ran"euh sawr', tuy-/ , n. a large, carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex, from the Late Cretaceous Epoch of North America, …
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TITANOSAUR — /tuy tan"euh sawr', tuyt"n euh-/ , n. any amphibious plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Titanosaurus, from the Cretaceous Period, having …
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STEGOSAUR — /steg"euh sawr'/ , n. a plant-eating dinosaur of the genus Stegosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a heavy, …
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SAURY — /sawr"ee/ , n. , pl. sauries . 1. a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean. …
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-SAURUS — Latinized var. of -saur: brontosaurus.
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SAURISCHIAN — /saw ris"kee euhn/ , n. 1. any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling …
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SAURIAN — /sawr"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the Sauria, a group of reptiles originally including the lizards, crocodiles, …
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PELYCOSAUR — /pel"i keuh sawr'/ , n. any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant …
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ARCHOSAUR — — archosaurian , adj. /ahr"keuh sawr'/ , n. any reptile of the subclass Archosauria, including the dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodilians …
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