Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spinosaurus

/ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: spinosaurus
IPA: /ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur.

Example Sentences

"The first spinosaurus remains were discovered in Egypt in 1911, but they were destroyed in 1944 during World War II. A lot of what is known about spinosauruses comes from skull material found in Morocco and Algeria in later years."

Etymology

From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- (“spine”) + -saurus (suffix forming names for dinosaurs).

Word Breakdown

Root: Spinosaurus

Inflected Forms

spinosauruses (plural) spinosauri (plural)

Synonyms

spinosaur

Questions

How do you pronounce spinosaurus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːɹəs/.
What does spinosaurus mean?: A large, extinct, carnivorous dinosaur of genus †Spinosaurus, with a long snout like that of a crocodile and with a sail on its back. It is considered to be the largest theropod dinosaur.
Where does spinosaurus come from?: From the taxonomic name Spinosaurus. By surface analysis, spino- (“spine”) + -saurus (suffix forming names for dinosaurs).

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