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Why do dinosaurs have such long names?
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The names of dinosaurs look confusing, but they each describe something about their owner. The names are made up of Greek and Latin terms. The word dinosaur itself means 'terrible lizard'. Corythosaurus means 'helmeted lizard'. Alamosaurus means 'lizard from Alamo'. Triceratops means 'face with three horns'. Tyrannosaurus means 'tyrant lizard'. Ornithomimus means 'imitator of birds'. Pachycephalosaurus means 'lizard with a thick head'.
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