The word dinosaur means "terrible lizard" in Greek.
Lots of dinosaurs were named after Greek words which suited their personality or appearance. Some interesting ones are:
- Velociraptor meaning "speedy robber"
- Triceratops meaning "three-horned head"
- Oviraptor meaning "egg-thief" (although it didn't actually steal eggs)
- Microdontosaurus meaning "tiny-toothed lizard"
- Maiasaurus meaning "good mother lizard"