dinosaurian
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of dinosaurian
< New Latin Dinosauri ( a ) (1841), originally a name for a suborder or tribe ( see dino-, saurian) + -an
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"Our world might actually be kind of starved in plant productivity compared to the dinosaurian one," Holtz suggested.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026
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
They reveal, he says, “a thriving dinosaurian community.”
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 22, 2021
The overall picture of dinosaurian life is incredibly brutal.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 31, 2019
Certain footprints in the coal measures of Kansas have been supposed to belong to lacertilian or dinosaurian forms.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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