The dinosaur is called "dinosaur" because its name comes from Greek, which means "terrible lizard".

The word dinosaur is composed of two Greek roots. "kónthos" means "terrible" and "drá k not n" means "lizard" or "dragon". This name was first put forward by British scientist richard owen in 1842 to describe the huge prehistoric reptile fossils discovered at that time. The naming of dinosaurs reflects people's amazement and awe at these huge and strange creatures.