dinosaurs

di-no-saurs · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Multiple large extinct reptiles from the Mesozoic Era.

  2. 2.

    Multiple outdated people or things.

Related words

See also: dinosaur, extinction, fossils
Synonyms: dinos, prehistoric reptiles

Etymology

Plural of dinosaur, coined in 1841 from Greek deinos meaning "terrible" and sauros meaning "lizard."