Where does “Micropachycephalosaurus” come from?
Micropachycephalosaurus (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pachycephalosaurus, from Translingual -saurus, from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.
Micropachycephalosaurus (Translingual): genus
Definitions
- genus
Ancestry of “Micropachycephalosaurus”, step by step
Micropachycephalosaurus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Pachycephalosaurus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Pachycephalosaurus | genus|a dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Maastrichtian faunal stage) of what is now North America}} Currently contains only the species †Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis |
| 2 | Translingual | -saurus | Forms genus names of lizards; Forms genus names... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σαῦρος | Alternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σαύρα | lizard |