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Swedish
Etymology
From skräck (“horror, terror”) + ödla (“lizard”). Calque of New Latin dīnosaurus, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).
Noun
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- a dinosaur (animal belonging to the clade Dinosauria)
- Synonym: (much more common) dinosaurie
Han tyckte Triceratops var en av de häftigare skräcködlorna.- He thought Triceratops was one of the cooler dinosaurs.
- a (real or fictional) lizard or dinosaur-like creature that evokes feelings of horror or terror
skräcködlan Godzilla- the horror lizard Godzilla
Komodovaraner är skräcködlor med enorma klor.- Komodo dragons are terrifying lizards with huge claws.
- (figurative, derogatory) dragon; an extremely unpleasant woman
Vår skräcködla till chef tvingar oss att jobba övertid utan ersättning.- Our dragon of a boss forces us to work overtime without pay.
Det här stället har fler skräcködlor än Jurassic Park.- This place has more horror lizards than Jurassic Park.
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