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|caption =A Venatosaurus in King Kong (2005) | |caption =A Venatosaurus in King Kong (2005) | ||
|species = Venatosaurus | |species = Venatosaurus | ||
|nicknames = Velociraptor, Raptor, Hunter Lizard | |nicknames = Velociraptor, Raptor,<br>Hunter Lizard | ||
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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The name Venatosaurus means "hunter lizard"; ''venato'' being a Latin word that is an infliction of the word ''vēnātus'', which means "hunting" or "to hunt" | The name Venatosaurus means "hunter lizard"; ''venato'' being a Latin word that is an infliction of the word ''vēnātus'', which means "hunting" or "to hunt."<ref>[http://www.wordsense.eu/venato/ venato (Latin, Italian): meaning]. WordSense.eu</ref><Ref>[http://www.wordsense.eu/venatus/#Latin venato (Latin, Italian): meaning. WordSense.eu]</ref> The word ''saurus'' is derived from the ancient Greek word ''sauros'' (σαυροσ), meaning "lizard." | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
According to Peter Jackson, Venatosaurus is a descendant of Velociraptor that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs and evolved isolated on [[Skull Island]] for millions of years. | According to Peter Jackson, Venatosaurus is a descendant of Velociraptor that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs and evolved isolated on [[Skull Island]] for millions of years. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Universal]] | [[Category:Universal]] | ||
[[Category:Villain Monsters]] | [[Category:Villain Monsters]] |
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Venatosaurus is a fictional species of dinosaur that appears in the 2005 Template:FilmC, King Kong.
Name
The name Venatosaurus means "hunter lizard"; venato being a Latin word that is an infliction of the word vēnātus, which means "hunting" or "to hunt."[1][2] The word saurus is derived from the ancient Greek word sauros (σαυροσ), meaning "lizard."
Origins
According to Peter Jackson, Venatosaurus is a descendant of Velociraptor that survived the extinction of the dinosaurs and evolved isolated on Skull Island for millions of years.
History
King Kong (2005)
To be added
References
This is a list of references for Venatosaurus. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]