Dino

/ˈdiːnoʊ/ noun

Informal short form for dinosaur; an extinct prehistoric reptile.

Short form of 'dinosaur,' which comes from Greek 'deinos' (terrible) + 'sauros' (lizard); 'dino' became popular as a casual nickname in English in the mid-1900s.

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