di·no·saur
 dinosaur
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- pronunciation:
- daI
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sawr
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part of speech: |
noun |
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a kind of animal that lived millions of years ago. Some dinosaurs were the largest animals that ever lived on land.
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Dinosaur is formed from two Greek words that together mean "terrible lizard."
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broader categories that include dinosaurs |
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reptile |
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display place for dinosaurs |
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museum |
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parts of some dinosaurs |
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beak, horn, tail, wings |
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some behaviors of dinosaurs |
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attacking, defending, hunting, mating |
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things some dinosaurs ate |
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berries, dinosaurs, eggs, fish, leaves, mammals, plants, seeds |