dinomaˈnia noun

Public interest in dinosaurs

Dinornis /dī-nörˈnis/ noun

(Gr ornis a bird) a genus of moas, including the biggest

dinosaur or (archaic) deinosaur /dīˈnə-sör/ noun

1. (Gr sauros a lizard) any extinct (Mesozoic) reptile of the order Dinosaurˈia from two to eighty feet in length (informal short form diˈno)
2. A chance survivor of a type characteristic of a bygone era (figurative)

dinosaurˈian adjective (figurative)

dinosaurˈic adjective (figurative)

dinothere or deinothere /dīnˈə-thēr/, dinotherium or deinotherium /-thēˈri-əm/ noun

(Gr thērion a beast) any extinct elephantine mammal of the genus Deinotherium with downward-curving tusks

dinoturbaˈtion noun (geology)

The effects of dinosaurs trampling on the formation of sedimentary rock