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staurikosaur

staurikosaur

9.9
A small early dinosaur from Brazil that walked on two legs
  • noun
  • Specialized
: staurikosaurio
  • The fossilized bones of a staurikosaur were discovered in southern Brazil.

Examples

  • Paleontologists study the staurikosaur to learn about early dinosaur evolution.

  • A staurikosaur could run quickly on its two hind legs, hunting small prey.

  • The staurikosaur was a small dinosaur.

  • Fossils of the staurikosaur have been discovered in Brazil.

  • A staurikosaur could run quickly on its two hind legs, hunting small prey.

  • Paleontologists study the staurikosaur to learn about early dinosaur evolution.

  • The fossilized bones of a staurikosaur were discovered in southern Brazil.

Synonyms

Staurikosaurus
vsstaurikosaur
  • Specialized
9.9

A small early dinosaur from Brazil that walked on two legs

refers to a single small primitive bipedal dinosaur from the same fossils

Surface Forms

staurikosaur singular
staurikosauruses plural
staurikosaurus singular

Morphology

staurikosaur = stauriko + saur

This is a scientific name formed from Greek combining forms ('stauriko-' + '-saur') that are not recognizable standalone English words for average learners, so the meaning cannot be derived without specialist knowledge.

Etymology

Staurikosaur comes from two Greek parts: stauriko- which can mean 'stake' or 'cross', and -saur from sauros meaning 'lizard', the same ending as in dinosaur. So staurikosaur is like a 'stake lizard', a helpful name to remember this small, early two-legged dinosaur found in Brazil.