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dinomania

/daɪnəʊˈmeɪnɪə/ UK

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From dino + -mania.

noun

informal, uncountable 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.

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@misc{dinomania_2026,
  title = {dinomania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dinomania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}