dinosaur

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/

Noun

proscribed colloquial figuratively

In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.

Japanese Meaning

恐竜 - 古生物学において、三畳紀、ジュラ紀、白亜紀に生息していた、現代では絶滅している大型爬虫類の一群を指す。

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The museum's new exhibit features a life-sized model of a dinosaur that roamed North America during the Cretaceous.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その博物館の新しい展示には、白亜紀に北アメリカを歩き回っていた恐竜の実物大模型が展示されています。

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Sense（1）

In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.

Sense（2）

In colloquial usage, any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.

Sense（3）

Sense（4）

(figuratively, colloquial) Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.

[The OS/360 linkage editor] is the culmination of years of development of static overlay technique. Yet it is also the last and finest of the dinosaurs, for it belongs to a system in which multiprogramming is the normal mode and dynamic core allocation the basic assumption.

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Sense（5）

(figuratively, colloquial) Anything no longer in common use or practice.

dinosaurs

（ plural ）

dinosauri

（ obsolete plural ）

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