Dinosaurier
See also: dinosaurier and dinosauriër
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “fearful, mighty”) and σαῦρος (saûros), in Herodot a varia lectio of σαύρα (saúra), Ionic σαύρη (saúrē, “lizard”).
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Dinosaurier m (strong, genitive Dinosauriers, plural Dinosaurier)
- dinosaur
- Synonyms: Dinosaurus; Dino, Saurier; Schreckensechse
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Declension of Dinosaurier [masculine, strong]
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Further reading edit
- “Dinosaurier” in Duden online
- “Dinosaurier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache