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Deino may be a combination of ''dino'' (short for ''{{wp|dinosaur}}'') and ''ein'' | Deino may be a combination of ''dino'' (short for ''{{wp|dinosaur}}'') and ''ein'' or ''eins'' (German for one). It may also derive from δεινός ''deinos'' (Ancient Greek for terrible), which has been used for the names of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals such as ''{{wp|Deinosuchus}}'' and ''{{wp|Deinonychus}}''. Deino is also the name of one of the {{wp|Graeae}}, the three sisters in Greek mythology who shared one interchangeable eye, leaving two blind while one could see. | ||
Monozu may be a combination of ''mono'' (prefix meaning | Monozu may be a combination of ''mono'' (prefix meaning one) and 頭 ''zu'' (head). Its full name literally means "one head". | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||