Stegosaurus

See also: stegosaurus

Translingual

Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-
    Proto-Indo-European *(s)tégos
    Proto-Hellenic *(s)tégos
    Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos)
    Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra)
    Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)bor.
    Translingual -saurus
    Translingual Stegosaurus

    From Ancient Greek στέγος (stégos, “roof”) + Translingual -saurus. Coined by American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh in 1877.

    Proper noun

    Stegosaurus m

    1. A taxonomic genus within the family Stegosauridae – herbivorous dinosaurs distinguished by the plates on their backs.

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