saur- root words — words with the saur- root

The root saur- comes from Greek sauros, meaning lizard. 7 words in Dendril are built from it, including dinosaur, dinosaurs, brontosaur, brontosaurus, tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurs, tyrannosaurus. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the saur- root

Explore words with saur- — words containing the saur- root and sharing its sense of "lizard". Examples include dinosaur, dinosaurs, brontosaur, brontosaurus, tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurs, tyrannosaurus. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The saur- root means lizard, from Greek sauros. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.