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@ llewelly
2025-02-22 09:33:37nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqzdp33shl69xr0uq3x8n5gsjykq9upycwh6nqm02c3f6x0frrn0dqftargs at the time "Dinosaur" was coined (1842), the meaning of "terrible" was some combination of "terrifying" and "impressive". I think that's what is usually meant by "dino" and "deino" in scientific names.