Meaning
dinosaur
- a prehistoric reptile from the Mesozoic Era
- (figurative) an outdated, old-fashioned person or thing
In a sentence
Ai bambini piacciono molto le storie sui dinosauri.
Children really like stories about dinosaurs.
Nel museo c'è lo scheletro di un dinosauro gigante.
In the museum there is the skeleton of a giant dinosaur.
I dinosauri si sono estinti milioni di anni fa.
Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dinosauro | masculine · singular |
| dinosauri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Regular masculine noun ending in -o (plural: dinosauri).
- Figuratively used to describe someone or something resistant to change.