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(→Name origin: I think it can work like that, as personal preference I’d put more emphasis on how -saur is commonly used) |
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::::Sounds good, I just edited the section to cover both possible meanings. Before I do the same with the Ivysaur and Venusaur articles for consistency, is it all right like this? [[User:Golden Trainer|Golden Trainer]] ([[User talk:Golden Trainer|talk]]) 12:38, 9 January 2020 (UTC) | ::::Sounds good, I just edited the section to cover both possible meanings. Before I do the same with the Ivysaur and Venusaur articles for consistency, is it all right like this? [[User:Golden Trainer|Golden Trainer]] ([[User talk:Golden Trainer|talk]]) 12:38, 9 January 2020 (UTC) | ||
:::::It can work like that, as personal preference I’d put it as “and σαῦρος ''saur'' (Ancient Greek for ''{{wp|lizard}}''), commonly used for the names of lizards and dinosaurs”, to better show how there is more interrelation among these two terms and families than it usually seems.—[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 13:16, 9 January 2020 (UTC) | :::::It can work like that, as personal preference I’d put it as “and σαῦρος ''saur'' (Ancient Greek for ''{{wp|lizard}}''), commonly used for the names of lizards and dinosaurs”, to better show how there is more interrelation among these two terms and families than it usually seems.—[[User:Mister Wu|Mister Wu]] ([[User talk:Mister Wu|talk]]) 13:16, 9 January 2020 (UTC) | ||
::::::So "Bulbasaur may be a combination of ''{{wp|bulb}}'' (a rounded underground storage organ present in some plants, notably those of the lily family) and σαῦρος ''saur'' (Ancient Greek for ''{{wp|lizard}}''), commonly used for the names of lizards and dinosaurs."? [[User:Golden Trainer|Golden Trainer]] ([[User talk:Golden Trainer|talk]]) 21:20, 9 January 2020 (UTC) | |||