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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr/ · UK /ˈdaɪnəsɔː/
Forms: dinosaurs
dinosaur means: An animal like a reptile that lived millions of years ago and is now extinct.
noun
An animal like a reptile that lived millions of years ago and is now extinct.
- We saw dinosaur bones at the museum.
- Some dinosaurs ate plants.
- The child drew a huge dinosaur.
An extinct animal belonging to the dinosaur group, which lived during the Triassic, Jurassic, or Cretaceous period.
- This dinosaur lived in the Jurassic period.
- Scientists identified a new dinosaur from its bones.
- These dinosaurs disappeared long before humans existed.
A person or thing that is old-fashioned and slow or unwilling to change.
- He is a dinosaur who refuses to use email.
- That company is a dinosaur in a changing industry.
- You sound like a dinosaur when you dismiss every new idea.
An old object or system that no longer meets modern needs.
- This computer is a dinosaur.
- They finally replaced that dinosaur of a printer.
- The old payment system had become a dinosaur.
Questions about dinosaur
What does dinosaur mean?
An animal like a reptile that lived millions of years ago and is now extinct.
What is dinosaur in other languages?
Türkçe: dinozor · Español: dinosaurio · Français: dinosaure · Deutsch: Dinosaurier · Italiano: dinosauro · 日本語: 恐竜
How do you pronounce dinosaur?
In American English /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr/; in British English /ˈdaɪnəsɔː/.
How do you use dinosaur in a sentence?
We saw dinosaur bones at the museum. Some dinosaurs ate plants.
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