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Introduction

My Adopted Dinosaur
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DinoRoots

Root Word Meaning   Root Word Meaning   Root Word Meaning
allo other   eu well   para beside
anato duck   gnathus jaw   physis form
anklo crooked   hadro large   plateo flat
anuro tail   hypacro top   pod, ped foot
apato deceptive   hypselo, hypsi high   proto first
archaeo ancient   ichthyo fish   psittaco parrot
avi, avis bird   iguano iguana   pteryx wing
bary heavy   krito chosen   raptor plunderer
brachio arm   lopho crest, ridge   rex king
bronto thunder   lystro shovel   saur, sauro, saurus lizard
caudia tail   masso bulk, body   segno slow
centro midway   mega large   spino spine
cephalo head   metro measure   stego roof
cerat, cero horn   micro small   steno slender
chasmo opening   mimus mimic   tri three
coeli hollow   nycho, nychus claw   troö wound
compso elegant   opistho backward   tyranno tyrant
di, diplo two   ops face   ultra extreme
dino, deino terrible   ornitho bird   urus tail
docus beam   ovo, ovi egg   veloci speedy
don, dont tooth   pachy thick   vulcano volcano

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