Dinosaur Definition–noun | 1. | any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of t
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he extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals. | | 2. | something that is unwieldy in size, anachronistically outmoded, or unable to adapt to change: The old steel mill was a dinosaur that cost the company millions to operate. | |
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