Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinosaurian

/ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: di-nosauri-an
IPA: /ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.

noun

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Dinosaurian.

adj

Of or relating to the Dinosauria; resembling one of the Dinosauria.

noun

One belonging to the taxonomic superorder or clade Dinosauria; a dinosaur.

Example Sentences

"From time to time another vehicle would pass us in the other direction, or a tractor would appear in front of us, scattering scales of mud from its dinosaurian rear wheels as it grumbled along the road at fifteen miles an hour."
"They were flapping their ears, moving their great stamp-like feet up and down, grinding their teeth, slobbering with their mouths, making borborygmic gurgles and rumbles in their dinosaurian-like bodies, or throwing up their trunks or their tails."

Etymology

From dinosaur + -ian, or Dinosauria + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dinosaur, Dinosauria

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

more dinosaurian (comparative) most dinosaurian (superlative) dinosaurians (plural)

Derived Forms

nondinosaurian undinosaurian

Questions

How do you pronounce dinosaurian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʌɪnə(ʊ)ˈsɔːɹɪən/.
What does dinosaurian mean?: Of, like, or pertaining to a dinosaur.
Where does dinosaurian come from?: From dinosaur + -ian, or Dinosauria + -an.

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