dinozaur

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dinozaur

/ˌdi.noˈza.ur/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French dinosaure or Italian dinosauro, from English dinosaur, from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”).

noun dinozauri · dinozaur · dinozaurul · dinozaurii

masculine dinosaur (extinct reptile)

In English

dinosaur prehistoric reptile

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"dinozaur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/dinozaur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dinozaur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dinozaur

Chicago

"dinozaur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dinozaur.

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@misc{dinozaur_2026,
  title = {dinozaur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/dinozaur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}