Griphosaurus

/ˌɡrɪfoʊˈsɔːrəs/ noun

Definition

An extinct prehistoric creature, likely a type of dinosaur or large reptile (a hypothetical or lesser-known paleontological term).

Etymology

Constructed from Greek 'griphos' (a riddle or puzzle) or 'griphe' (a curved/hooked thing) plus 'saurus' (Greek for lizard), following dinosaur naming conventions.

Kelly Says

Dinosaur names are built like Lego—paleontologists combine Greek and Latin roots to describe the creature's features, so 'griphosaurus' roughly means 'riddle lizard' or 'hooked lizard,' whatever feature scientists found distinctive.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግሪፎሳውርስ
gri-foh-sah-woos
ARالعربية
غريفوسور
ghri-foh-soor
BNবাংলা
গ্রিফোসরাস
gri-foh-soh-ras
CACatalà
griphosaur
gri-foh-soor
CSČeština
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
DADansk
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
DEDeutsch
Griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
ELΕλληνικά
Γριφοσαύρος
gri-foh-sah-roos
ESEspañol
grifo-sauró
gree-foh-sah-roh
FAفارسی
گریفوسور
gri-foh-soor
FISuomi
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
FRFrançais
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
GUGU
ગ્રિફોસાઉરસ
gri-foh-soh-roos
HAHA
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
HEעברית
גריפוסאורוס
gri-foh-soh-roos
HIहिन्दी
ग्रीफोसोरस
gree-foh-soh-ras
HUMagyar
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
IDBahasa Indonesia
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
IGIG
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
ITItaliano
griphosauro
gri-foh-sah-roh
JA日本語
グリフォサウルス
guri-fo-sa-urusu
KKKK
Грифозавр
gri-fo-zav-r
KMKM
គ្រីហ្វូសាអ៊ូស
gri-foh-soh-a-oo-s
KO한국어
그리포사우루스
geuri-po-sa-u-ru-seu
MRMR
ग्रिफोसॉरस
gri-foh-soh-roos
MSBahasa Melayu
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
MYမြန်မာ
ဂရီဖိုစော်
gri-foh-soh
NLNederlands
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
NONorsk
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰਿਫੋਸਾਉਰਸ
gri-foh-soh-roos
PLPolski
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
PTPortuguês
griphosauro
gree-foh-sah-roh
RORomână
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
RUРусский
Грифозавр
gri-fo-zav-r
SVSvenska
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
SWKiswahili
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
TAதமிழ்
கிரிஃபோசாவுரஸ்
gri-foh-sah-o-roos
TEతెలుగు
గ్రిఫోసావరుస్
gri-foh-sah-roos
THไทย
กริฟโฟซอรัส
gri-foh-sah-roos
TLTL
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
TRTürkçe
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
UKУкраїнська
Грифозавр
gri-fo-zav-r
URاردو
گریفوسورس
gri-foh-soor-s
VITiếng Việt
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
YOYO
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos
ZH中文
狮鹫龙
shījiù lóng
ZUZU
griphosaurus
gri-foh-sah-roos

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