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-sauro
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Galician
Pronunciation
Suffix
m
-saurus
Further reading
-sauro
gl Dinosaurs
Portuguese
Alternative forms
pt -sáurio Portugal
Etymology
pt -saur :lbor mul:-saurus<id:-saur> suffix ++ sauro-
Pronunciation
pt awɾu 5
pt sau ro
Suffix
m +<l:colloquial>
Forms nouns for the names of dinosaurs: -saurus
Usage notes
The suffix's initial s is doubled when following a base ending in a vowel:
pt <alt:dino-> dinossauro
pt <alt:plio-> pliossauro
pt <alt:mosa-> mosassauro
Derived terms
pt
Further reading
pt Dinosaurs