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Dinosaur Names strange but true

Dinosaur Names strange but true. Deinos (Greek): dangerous Sauros (Greek): lizard Dinosaur ( n ): dangerous lizard. Archillobator. Achilles ( n ) (from Greek): hero from The Iliad Bator ( n ) (from Mongolian): warrior Strange name means: Greek and Mongolian heroic warrior?.

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Dinosaur Names strange but true

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  1. Dinosaur Namesstrange but true Deinos (Greek): dangerous Sauros (Greek): lizard Dinosaur (n): dangerous lizard

  2. Archillobator Achilles (n) (from Greek): hero from The Iliad Bator (n) (from Mongolian): warrior Strange name means: Greek and Mongolian heroic warrior?

  3. Gigantoraptor Gigant (Greek): (from gigo) very large Raptor (Latin): a bird of prey (Latin for “one who seizes by force”) Strange name means: huge raptor—but this dinosaur isn’t even a raptor—it’s a vegetarian! Oops.

  4. Iguanacolossus Iguana(n) (from Spanish “taino”): an herbivorous lizard Colossus: (n) (Greek): exceptionally large statue Not so strange name: right?

  5. Khaan Khaan (n) (Mongolian): Lord Strange name: , Khaan was about the size of an underweight flamingo. Not so lordly!

  6. Stygimoloch Styx/stygian (n/adj.) (from Greek): the river surrounding the underworld. Moloch (n) (from Hebrew): horned demon. Strange name: Horned demon from the river of hell

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