dino

noun

di·​no ˈdī-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce dino (audio)
plural dinos

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But the cause of those dinos’ demise was likely much more mundane — collapsing animal burrows, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024 The dino will initially be displayed in one of the Museum of Natural History’s great atriums before being transferred to the institution’s dedicated fossil halls for long-term exhibition sometime next year. Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 Huge piles of dino droppings would have been a common site in the Mesozoic era, and like other biological matter from deep history, a small fraction of those feces fossilized into what are called coprolites. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024 Its broccoli and beef (note the vegetable comes first) consists of organic broccoli, cauliflower and dino kale, and several vegetarian dishes such as broccoli and mushroom, in place of beef, are popular. Gary Stern, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dino 

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dino was in 1936

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“Dino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dino. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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