Dinosaur Name Meanings 1

Dinosaur names, and scientific names in general, are often composed of Latin and Greek root words. Can you guess the English meaning of each given dinosaur genus*?
Words under the "root words" column aren't strictly Latin or Greek
*and species in the case of Tyrannosaurus rex
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Name
Root Words
Translation
Tyrannosaurus rex
tyrannos, sauros, rex
tyrant lizard king
Iguanodon
iguana, odontos
iguana tooth
Velociraptor
velox, raptor
swift thief
Allosaurus
allos, sauros
different lizard
Triceratops
tri, keras, ops
three-horned face
Struthiomimus
stroutheios, mimos
ostrich mimic
Brontosaurus
bronte, sauros
thunder lizard
Micropachycephalosaurus
micros, pachys, kephalon, sauros
small thick-headed lizard
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