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Definitions of dinosaur in various dictionaries:
noun - any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
Any of various extinct, often gigantic, carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia that were chiefly terrestrial and existed during the Mesozoic era.
A relic of the past: “living dinosaurs of the world of vegetation” (John Olmsted).
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| The name of this extinct critter comes from words meaning "terrible lizard" |
| In July 1993 an egg containing the embryo of one of these was found at Ukhaa Tolgod in the Gobi |
| The velociraptor, one of these prehistoric reptiles, had clawed fingers & toes |
| Sir Richard Owen coined this word around 1841 to describe the ancient creature he dug up & displayed |
| In 1842, Richard Owen coined this word for dinosaur |
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| a fossil reptile of the Mesozoic era, often reaching an enormous size. |
| any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era |
| A fossil reptile of the Mesozoic era, often reaching an enormous size. |
| A person or thing that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt to changing circumstances. |
| Any of various extinct, often gigantic, carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the orders Saurischia and Ornithischia that were chiefly terrestrial and existed during the Mesozoic Era. |
| A relic of the past: "living dinosaurs of the world of vegetation ( John Olmsted). |
| One that is hopelessly outmoded or unwieldy: "The old, big-city teaching hospital is a dinosaur ( Peggy Breault). |
| a type of reptile that became extinct about 65,000,000 years ago. There were many different types of dinosaur, some of which were extremely large. |
| an old-fashioned person or thing that people no longer consider to be useful: |
| a reptile ( cold-blooded animal), some types of which were extremely large, that stopped existing a very long time ago |
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Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago, although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is the subject of active research. They became the dominant terrestrial vertebrates after the TriassicJurassic extinction event 201 million years ago; their dominance continued through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Reverse genetic engineering and the fossil record both demonstrate that birds are modern feathered dinosaurs, having evolved from earlier theropods during the late Jurassic Period. As such, birds were the only dinosaur lineage to survive the CretaceousPaleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. Dinosaurs can therefore be divided into avian dinosaurs, or birds; and non-avian dinosaurs, which are all dinosaurs other than birds. This article deals primarily with non-avian dinosaurs. * Dinosaurs are a varied group of animals from taxonomic, morpholo |