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dinosaur
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 mammothFor further exploring for "dinosaur" in Webster Dictionary Online
