dinosaur

noun

di·no·saur | \ˈdī-nə-ˌsȯr

Definition of dinosaur

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 (such as ichthyosaurs) other than the true dinosaurs

3 : one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete The factory is now a rusting dinosaur.

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The old factory is now a rusting dinosaur. The character she plays is a dinosaur—a former beauty queen who is living in the past.

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The film is set in the ocean world but also travels to the Sahara desert, a Sicilian coastal town and a beach with small dinosaurs. — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, "The Movies to See This Holiday Season," 17 Nov. 2018 The creature's appearance has been described as resembling a plesiosaur, an ancient sea monster that died out with the dinosaurs. — Fox News, "Loch Ness Monster: This is Scotland's plan if the fabled beast is caught," 10 July 2018 The movie picks up where the last movie ended, with dinosaurs rampaging through the fictional Isla Nublar. — Fortune, "'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Continues Stomping on Its Box Office Competition," 1 July 2018 Because the filmmakers decided that the best thing to do with the rampaging digital dinosaurs was to bring them indoors. — Derek Connolly, New York Times, "Review: ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Brings the Gang Back. Sigh.," 20 June 2018 But despite our cultural obsession with dinosaurs, there is much to their story that has been left untold until now. — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, "The Ultimate Dinosaur Biography, A Cosmological Caper and Other New Science Books," 1 Apr. 2018 From gallivanting with dinosaurs with Chris Pratt to fighting off aliens with Chloe Grace Moretz, Robinson is no stranger to the big screen. — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, "Love, Simon Star Nick Robinson Says Movie Helped Him Connect with Gay Brother," 14 Mar. 2018 Like cute long-sleeve t-shirts with dinosaurs on them, for example. — Sarah Smith, Redbook, "Should We Ditch "Work-Life Balance" for "Work-Life Blend?"," 9 Sep. 2013 The product was originally at least partly positioned as a home theater PC, but those devices have gone the way of the dinosaurs thanks to streaming boxes like the Apple TV, video game consoles, and smart TVs. — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, "What Apple might announce at its October 30 “special event” in Brooklyn," 26 Oct. 2018

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