-saur

See also: saur and Saur

English

Alternative forms

• -saurus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”) or σαύρα (saúra).

Suffix

-saur

1. Used in the common names of extinct reptilian creatures such as dinosaurs

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -saur

abelisaur

aigialosaur

dinosaur

ichthyosaur

megalosaur

mesosaur

pachycephalosaur

pannoniasaur

pedosaur

pelagosaur

phytosaur

plagiosaur

plesiosaur

pleurosaur

pterosaur

rhynchosaur

spinosaur

tarbosaur

Translations

Translations

Azerbaijani: -zavr Finnish: -saurus French: -saure (fr) m German: -saurier m, -saurus Polish: -zaur (pl) m Portuguese: -sauro m Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: -за́вр (ru) m (-závr) Spanish: -saurio (es) m

Anagrams

• asur, Sura, USRA, sura, USAR, Ruas, URAs