Monkey, salmon, pelican, turtle, cobra, poodle, alligator, eagle, iguana, geraffe, rhinoceros….all have unique names that don’t follow any major sort of naming system. I realize these are the general names and not the true scientific names, but why are so many dinosaurs all named with saurus at the end?
In: Biology
“saurus” means lizard and was used to describe the apparently reptilian origin of dinosaurs. The use of “saurus” generally sets them apart from other modern lizards, snakes, and other reptiles.
Source: my Google-fu.
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