dinosaur
/ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- Anything no longer in common use or practice.
Etymology / origin
No prose etymology has been added yet.
No ancestor words have been linked yet.
Related words
Descendant words
No descendant words have been linked yet.