dinosaur

noun
UK: /ˈdaɪnəsɔː/
US: /ˈdaɪnəsɔːr/

  1. A type of reptile that lived millions of years ago, many of which were very large.

    1. The dinosaur was big.
    2. Scientists study dinosaur fossils to learn about prehistoric life and the Earth's past.

  2. An outdated or old-fashioned person or thing.

    1. My dad is a dinosaur.
    2. That old computer is a dinosaur compared to the new ones we have now.
dinosaur intransitive-verb

  1. To become obsolete or outdated.

    1. The car industry is dinosaurs.
    2. Companies that don't adapt to technology risk dinosauring quickly, losing their competitive edge.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "dinosaur" in English means: A type of reptile that lived millions of years ago, many of which were very large., An outdated or old-fashioned person or thing..

The phonetic transcription of "dinosaur" is /ˈdaɪnəsɔː/ in British English and /ˈdaɪnəsɔːr/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "dinosaur": "The dinosaur was big.". More examples on the page.