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   Di·no·saur

   /ˈdīnəˌsôr/

   

   noun

   • 1. a fossil reptile of the Mesozoic era, in many species reaching an enormous size.
   • 2. a person or thing that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt to changing circumstances.

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from modern Latin dinosaurus, from Greek deinos ‘terrible’ + sauros ‘lizard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dinosaurian adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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