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Dinosaur

3 entries found.


Main Entry:
di·no·saur 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dinosaur
Pronunciation:
\ˈdī-nə-ˌsȯr\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin Dinosaurus, genus name, from Greek deinos terrifying + sauros lizard — more at dire
Date:
1841
1 : any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct often very large chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the Mesozoic era 2 : any of various large extinct reptiles (as ichthyosaurs) other than the true dinosaurs 3 : one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete
di·no·sau·ri·an 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dinosaurian \ˌdī-nə-ˈsȯr-ē-ən\ adjective
di·no·sau·ric 
          Listen to the pronunciation of dinosauric \-ˈsȯr-ik\ adjective


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