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Dinosaur

/ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/

In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.

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noun

1
In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
2
In non-scientific usage, any non-avian dinosaur.
3
Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.
4
A person or organisation that is very old, has very old-fashioned views, or is not willing to change and adapt.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dinosaur"

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Word	Definition
ceratopsiannoun	Any member of this suborder
saurischiannoun	Any dinosaur of the order Saurischia.
ornithischiannoun	Any of a group of dinosaurs, of the order Ornithischia, that have hips characteristic of birds.
parknoun	An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.
jurassicnoun	(geology, paleontology) The period from 201.3±0.2 to 145 million years ago, after the Triassic and before the Cretaceous; the geologic systems of this period.
hungnoun	A surname.
exhibitionnoun	A large-scale public showing of objects or products.
dinosaurusnoun	Alternative form of dinosaur. [(sciences) Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.]
dinosauriformnoun	Any reptile of the extinct clade Dinosauriformes
dinosauromorphnoun	(zoology) Any archosaur of the clade Dinosauromorpha.
non-avian dinosaurnoun	Any of the species belonging to the clade Dinosauria that are not also members of the clade Aves.
spinosauridnoun	(zoology) Any of the family †Spinosauridae of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs with long, crocodilian-like skulls.
dicraeosauridnoun	(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Dicraeosauridae.
ornithoscelidannoun	(zoology, now historical) Any of the Dinosauria, formerly known as Ornithoscelida.
dinocephaliannoun	Any therapsid of the suborder Dinocephalia
dinosaurologistnoun	(informal) A paleontologist who focuses on studying dinosaurs.
theropodnoun	Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
discosauriscidnoun	(zoology) Any tetrapod in the family Discosauriscidae.
deinocheiridnoun	(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Deinocheiridae.
therizinosauridnoun	(zoology) Any dinosaur in the family Therizinosauridae.