dinosaur
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/ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/
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Definitions
noun
- 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.
- In non-scientific usage, any non-avian dinosaur.
- Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.
- A person or organisation that is very old, has very old-fashioned views, or is not willing to change and adapt.
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Synonyms
nonavianfossilold fartceratopsiansaurischianornithischianparkjurassichungexhibitiondinosaurusdinosauriformdinosauromorphnon-avian dinosaurspinosauriddicraeosauridornithoscelidandinocephalian
Associated
hadrosauriguanodonsauropodstegosaurustriceratopstyrannosaurustheropodcretaceousdinosaurseggshellfossils