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dinosaur
[ dahy-nuh-sawr ]
noun
- any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- something that is unwieldy in size, anachronistically outmoded, or unable to adapt to change:
The old steel mill was a dinosaur that cost the company millions to operate.
dinosaur
/ ˈ岹ɪəˌɔː /
noun
- any extinct terrestrial reptile of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, many of which were of gigantic size and abundant in the Mesozoic era See also saurischian ornithischian Compare pterosaur plesiosaur
- a person or thing that is considered to be out of date
Derived Forms
- ˌ徱Դˈܰ, adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dinosaur1
Example Sentences
Dominic, who went to Oakwood primary school, loved dinosaurs and dreamed of adopting a penguin one day.
University of Edinburgh researchers examined dozens of dinosaur footprints at Prince Charles's Point on the island's Trotternish Peninsula.
Does all of this mean that organized labor law is a doomed dinosaur, irrevocably headed toward irrelevance?
Pull up to the sunny grounds of the W Hotel in Costa Rica’s Reserva Conchal, and it feels like stepping into the heart of nature — think “Jurassic Park,” minus the dinosaurs.
A rare new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered by scientists in Mongolia's Gobi Desert.
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