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dinosaur

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dinosaur

Main Entry:: di·no·saur
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of various large extinct reptiles (as ichthyosaurs) other than the true dinosaurs 3 : one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete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

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\ˌdī-nə-ˈsȯr-ē-ən\ adjective

— di·no·sau·ric

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\-ˈsȯr-ik\ adjective

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