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dinomania

UK/daɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/

dinomania noun: enthusiasm for dinosaurs.

Noun

dinomania (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Enthusiasm for dinosaurs.
    • At this point, we may attempt to define dinomania as the impulse to surround oneself with all forms of dinosaur iconology and to hoard information about their appearance, size, and way of life.2002, José Luis Sanz, Starring T. rex!: dinosaur mythology and popular culture
    • Dinomania didn't start with Jurassic Park - it has been with us since dinosaurs were discovered.2003, Henry Gee, Luis V Rey, A field guide to dinosaurs

Origin of dinomania

From dino + -mania.

Questions about dinomania

What does dinomania mean?
Dinomania means enthusiasm for dinosaurs.
What part of speech is dinomania?
Dinomania is a noun.
How do you pronounce dinomania?
Dinomania is pronounced /daɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ (UK).

Words near dinomania in the dictionary

  1. dinokaryotes
  2. dinokaryotic
  3. dinokont
  4. dinokonts
  5. dinolike
  6. dinomania
  7. dinomaniac
  8. dinomaniacs
  9. dinomastigote
  10. dinomastigotes
  11. dinomitosis

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