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dinosaur
[dahy-nuh-sawr]
noun
any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
something that is unwieldy in size, anachronistically outmoded, or unable to adapt to change.
The old steel mill was a dinosaur that cost the company millions to operate.
dinosaur
/ ˈ岹ɪəˌɔː /
noun
any extinct terrestrial reptile of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, many of which were of gigantic size and abundant in the Mesozoic era See also saurischian ornithischian Compare pterosaur plesiosaur
a person or thing that is considered to be out of date
Other Word Forms
- ˌ徱Դˈܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of dinosaur1
Example Sentences
After all, this isn’t her first rodeo with a dinosaur — even if this time around, the creature isn’t purple or huggable or even tangible, just a green-screen dream.
Preview the return of dinosaurs, Dexter and Lena Dunham to TV.
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs.
Further out, the oil fields of Kern County are like dinosaur relics — scabs on the surface of the earth.
Stating the obvious a bit... but there was no shortage of dinosaurs in the first full trailer for Jurassic World Evolution 3.
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