Definition
An archaic or obsolete term, possibly a variant or corruption of a word from classical or ecclesiastical Latin.
Etymology
Unclear origin; possibly from Latin or a specialized medieval term, with very limited historical documentation of use.
Kelly Says
When a word appears in only one or two historical texts and no one's quite sure what it means, it's like finding a ghost word—'dinus' might be a copyist's error, a regional dialect term, or a specialist jargon that vanished completely from the historical record.
Translations
ARالعربية
وحش عملاق
wa-his 'aam-laaq
BNবাংলা
ডাইনোসর
dai-no-sor
CACatalà
dinosaure
di-no-soor
CSČeština
dinosaure
di-no-soor
DADansk
dinosaur
di-no-soor
DEDeutsch
Dinosaurier
deen-zow-STAI-er
ELΕλληνικά
δεινόσαυρος
di-no-saw-ros
ESEspañol
dinosaurio
din-saw-STEE-ree-oh
FAفارسی
دایناسور
dai-na-soor
FISuomi
dinosaur
di-no-soor
FRFrançais
dinosaure
di-no-soor
GUGU
ડાયનોસોર
dai-no-soor
HAHA
dinosaurus
di-no-sa-us
HEעברית
דינוזאור
di-no-za-or
HIहिन्दी
डायनासोर
dai-na-soor
IDBahasa Indonesia
dino
di-no
ITItaliano
dinosauro
di-no-SAWR-oh
KKKK
динозавр
di-no-zav-r
MRMR
डायनोसोर
dai-no-soor
MSBahasa Melayu
dinosaur
di-no-soor
MYမြန်မာ
တိရစ္ဆာန်
ti-yə-sà-an
NLNederlands
dinosaur
di-no-soor
NONorsk
dinosaur
di-no-soor
PAPA
ਡਾਇਨੋਸਾWR
dai-no-soor
PLPolski
dinozaur
di-no-zavr
PTPortuguês
dinossauro
di-no-SAWR-oh
RORomână
dinosaur
di-no-soor
RUРусский
динозавр
di-no-zav-r
SVSvenska
dinosaur
di-no-soor
SWKiswahili
dinosaur
di-no-soor
TAதமிழ்
பாலியோசாவுர
pa-li-yo-sa-vur
TEతెలుగు
డైనోసాtür
dai-no-sa-tur
THไทย
ไดโนเสาร์
dai-no-saart
TRTürkçe
dinozor
di-no-zor
UKУкраїнська
динозавр
di-no-zav-r
URاردو
ڈائیناسور
dai-na-soor
VITiếng Việt
khủng long
khungs long
ZUZU
idinosawu
i-di-no-saw-oo