dinosaur
Pronunciation: /ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/
The English word “dinosaur” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
- Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, including its sole surviving lineage: Neornithes.
- Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.
- Someone or something that is very old or old-fashioned, especially someone who is not willing to change and adapt.
- Anything no longer in common use or practice.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”). Coined as Dinosaur(s) and Dinosauria by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1841/1842.
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