dinosaurian
UK/ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/
dinosaurian adjective: of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur. Also the alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.
Adjective (1)
dinosaurian (comparative more dinosaurian, superlative most dinosaurian)
- Of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur.
- From time to time another vehicle would pass us in the other direction, or a tractor would appear in front of us, scattering scales of mud from its dinosaurian rear wheels as it grumbled along the road at fifteen miles an hour.2009, Adam Roberts, Yellow Blue Tibia
Noun (1)
dinosaurian (plural dinosaurians)
- A dinosaur.
- They were flapping their ears, moving their great stamp-like feet up and down, grinding their teeth, slobbering with their mouths, making borborygmic gurgles and rumbles in their dinosaurian-like bodies, or throwing up their trunks or their tails.1922 April, Cuthbert Christy, “The African Elephant, Part II”, in Journal of the African Society, volume XXI, number LXXXIII, Macmillan and co., page 194
Adjective (2) capitalized: Dinosaurian
Dinosaurian (comparative more Dinosaurian, superlative most Dinosaurian)
- Of or relating to the Dinosauria; resembling one of the Dinosauria.
Noun (2) capitalized: Dinosaurian
Dinosaurian (plural Dinosaurians)
- One belonging to the taxonomic superorder or clade Dinosauria; a dinosaur.
Also used as
dinosaurian is also the alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.
Forms of dinosaurian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more dinosaurian |
| superlative | most dinosaurian |
| comparative | more Dinosaurian |
| superlative | most Dinosaurian |
| alternative form | dinosaurian |
| Noun | |
| plural | dinosaurians |
| plural | Dinosaurians |
Origin of dinosaurian
From dinosaur + -ian, or Dinosauria + -an.
From Dinosauria + -an.
Words formed from dinosaurian
Questions about dinosaurian
- What does dinosaurian mean?
- Dinosaurian means of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur.
- What part of speech is dinosaurian?
- Dinosaurian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce dinosaurian?
- Dinosaurian is pronounced /ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/ (UK).
Words near dinosaurian in the dictionary
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