dinosaur
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dinosaur /ˈdʌɪnəsɔː/
▶noun
- 1 a Mesozoic fossil reptile of a diverse group including large bipedal and quadrupedal forms such as tyrannosaurus, brachiosaurus, triceratops, etc.
- 2 a person or thing that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt.
– derivatives
dinosaurian adjective & noun.
dinosaurian adjective & noun.
– origin C19: from mod. L. dinosaurus, from Gk deinos ‘terrible’ + sauros ‘lizard’.
'dinosaur' also found in these Oxford entries:
allosaurus
- ankylosaur
- apatosaurus
- archaeopteryx
- brachiosaurus
- carnosaur
- ceratopsian
- coelurosaur
- deinonychus
- diplodocus
- dromaeosaur
- duck-billed dinosaur
- gallimimus
- giganotosaurus
- hadrosaur
- hypsilophodont
- iguanodon
- megalosaurus
- ornithischian
- protoceratops
- raptor
- saurian
- saurischian
- sauropod
- seismosaurus
- stegosaur
- theropod
- triceratops
- tyrannosaur
- velociraptor
