deinosaur

deinosaur
dinosaur or (archaic) deinosaur /dīˈnə-sör/ noun
1. (Gr sauros a lizard) any extinct (Mesozoic) reptile of the order Dinosaurˈia from two to eighty feet in length (informal short form diˈno)
2. A chance survivor of a type characteristic of a bygone era (figurative)
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Main Entry: ↑dino-

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deinosaur, deinothere etc.:
see dino-.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Deinosaur — Dei no*saur (d[imac] n[ o]*s[add]r), n. [NL.] (Paleon.) See {Dinosaur}. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deinosaur — Dinosaur Di no*saur, Dinosaurian Di no*sau ri*an, n. [Gr. ? terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and {deinosaurian}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deinosaurian — Dinosaur Di no*saur, Dinosaurian Di no*sau ri*an, n. [Gr. ? terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and {deinosaurian}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dinosaur — Di no*saur, Dinosaurian Di no*sau ri*an, n. [Gr. ? terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and {deinosaurian}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dinosaurian — Dinosaur Di no*saur, Dinosaurian Di no*sau ri*an, n. [Gr. ? terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.) One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and {deinosaurian}.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deinothere — /dīnˈə thēr/, ● dino * * * deinosaur, deinothere etc.: see dino …   Useful english dictionary

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