dinosaurian

American  

[dahy-nuh-sawr-ee-uhn] / ˌdaɪ nəˈsɔr i ən /

adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of a dinosaur.

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noun

1. a dinosaur.

Etymology

Origin of dinosaurian

< New Latin Dinosauri ( a ) (1841), originally a name for a suborder or tribe ( see dino-, saurian) + -an

Example Sentences

Taken a step further, these data may inform the conversation among scientists about the origins of dinosaurian flight.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

The network made the decision in part because of fears of "lobbying groups that are desperately hanging on to their dinosaurian ways," one source familiar with the choice told The Guardian.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2023

“The dinosaur trackways at Tanis do represent a rich and taxonomically diverse dinosaurian assemblage which immediately precedes the impact,” Wehr said in his talk.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 22, 2021

But chambers on each side of the skull suggest Ichthyornis had large jaw muscles more similar to those of its dinosaurian ancestors.

From Scientific American • May 2, 2018

Ceteosaurus, set-e-o-saw′rus, n. a large dinosaurian reptile belonging to the Jurassic system.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various