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Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
dinosaurio
- dinosaur.
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English dinosaur, French dinosaure, German Dinosaurier, Italian dinosauro, Russian динозавр (dinozavr), Spanish dinosaurio, with the latter part based on saurio (“saurian”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dinosaurio (plural dinosaurii)
- (zoology) dinosaur
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin dīnosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dinoˈsauɾjo/
- Rhymes: -auɾjo
- Syllabification: di‧no‧sau‧rio
Noun
dinosaurio m (plural dinosaurios)
- (zoology) dinosaur
- Synonym: (rare) dinosauro
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