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dinosaur

di·no·saur

dinosaur

 
pronunciation:
daI n sawr
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: one of various extinct reptiles that lived approximately 100 million years ago and included the largest land creatures.
 
definition 2: something or someone very old-fashioned or out of date.
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Dinosaur is formed from two Greek words that together mean "terrible lizard."
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