Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Time to dig up some prehistoric word origins. In this episode, Jess and Rob unearth the literal meanings behind the names of the dinosaurs.

🦖 What does Tyrannosaurus rex really mean?
🦕 Why is Stegosaurus called the “roof lizard”?
🐦 Are dinosaurs birds or lizards?
🦴 Are dinosaur names Latin or Greek?

These questions answered – and many more – in another monstrous episode of Words Unravelled.

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Rob's dinosaur video: youtu.be/7FOamlJf-28?si=sKbN6Bjw0s7LukG7

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==LINKS==
Rob's YouTube channel: youtube.com/robwords
Jess' Useless Etymology blog: uselessetymology.com
Rob on X: x.com/robwordsyt
Jess on TikTok: tiktok.com/@jesszafarris

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