alossauro

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos)
Ancient Greek σαύρα (saúra)
Ancient Greek σαῦρος (saûros)bor.
taxonomic name -saurus
taxonomic name Allosauruslbor.
Portuguese alossauro

    Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Allosaurus. By surface analysis, alo- +‎ -sauro.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.loˈsaw.ɾu/ [ˌa.loˈsaʊ̯.ɾu]

    • Rhymes: -awɾu
    • Hyphenation: a‧los‧sau‧ro

    Noun

    alossauro m (plural alossauros)

    1. allosaurus (any dinosaur of the genus Allosaurus)
      Hypernym: alossaurídeo

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