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dinoflagellate |
dinornis |
dinornis giganteus |
dinornithidae |
dinornithiformes |
dinosaur
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dinosaur
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dinosaur has 1 sense
- dinosaur(n = noun.animal) Array - any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era; Array is a kind of archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile
has particulars: ornithischian, ornithischian dinosaur, iguanodon, saurischian, saurischian dinosaur, diplodocus, titanosaur, titanosaurian, argentinosaur, ground-shaker, seismosaur
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dinosaur, n.
1 an extinct reptile of the Mesozoic era, often of enormous size.
2 a large unwieldy system or organization, esp. one not adapting to new conditions.
1 an extinct reptile of the Mesozoic era, often of enormous size.
2 a large unwieldy system or organization, esp. one not adapting to new conditions.
Derivative
dinosaurian adj. & n.
Etymology
mod.L dinosaurus f. Gk deinos terrible + sauros lizard
THESAURUS
dinosaur
alligator, ammonite, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium, archelon, arthrodiran, aurochs, bothriolepis, brachiosaur, brontops, brontothere, coccostean, coelodont, compsognathus, coryphodon, cotylosaur, creodont, crocodile, crocodilian, crossopterygian, cynodictis, diatryma, dimetrodon, dinichthyid, dinothere, diplodocus, duck-billed dinosaur, edaphosaurid, elasmosaur, elephant, eryopsid, eurypterid, gator, giant sloth, glyptodont, hadrosaur, hippo, hippopotamus, jumbo, leviathan, lizard, mammoth, mastodon, monster, palaeodictyopteron, palaeoniscid, palaeophis, palaeosaur, palaeospondylus, pelycosaur, phytosaur, plesiosaur, protoceratops, protylopus, pteranodon, pteraspid, pterichthys, pterodactyl, pterosaur, reptile, reptilian, saurian, sauropod, scelidosaur, smilodon, terrapin, titanosaur, tortoise, trachodon, triceratops, trilobite, turtle, tyrannosaur, uintathere, urus, whale, woolly mammoth
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