skräcködla

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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

skräcködla c

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. (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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