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di·no·saur
 dinosaur
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- pronunciation:
- daI
n
sawr
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
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one of a group of extinct animals. Some kinds of dinosaurs were the largest animals that ever lived on land. Other dinosaurs were as small as chickens. The first kinds of dinosaurs developed over two hundred million years ago. The last kinds became extinct about sixty-five million years ago.
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Dinosaur is formed from two Greek words that together mean "terrible lizard."
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associated with dinosaurs |
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evolution, extinction, fossil, prehistoric |
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broader categories that include dinosaurs |
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reptile, vertebrate |
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descriptions of some dinosaurs |
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enormous, fierce |
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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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armor, beak, horn, scales, tail, wings |
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people who study dinosaurs |
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paleontologist |
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similar to dinosaurs |
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alligator, crocodile, lizard |
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some behaviors of dinosaurs |
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attacking, defending, feeding, hunting, mating |
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study of dinosaurs |
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paleontology |
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things some dinosaurs ate |
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berries, dinosaurs, eggs, fish, leaves, mammals, plants, seeds |
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