Where does “Saurolophus” come from?

Saurolophus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek σαῦρος, from Ancient Greek σαύρα — lizard.

Saurolophus (Translingual): crested lizard; genus of hadrosaur dinosaur

Definitions

  1. crested lizard; genus of hadrosaur dinosaur

Ancestry of “Saurolophus”, step by step

Saurolophus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σαῦρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekσαῦροςAlternative form of σαύρᾱ; horse mackerel
2Ancient Greekσαύραlizard

via Ancient Greek λόφος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλόφοςthe back of the neck, the withers of a horse, the...

Words derived from “Saurolophus”

Every word from Ancient Greek σαύρα →Every word from Ancient Greek σαῦρος →