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Noun: dinosaur  'dI-nu,sor
  1. Any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era
     
  2. An old-fashioned person, organization or thing, not willing or able to change and adapt

Derived forms: dinosaurs

Type of: archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile

Encyclopedia: Dinosaur, Colorado