dinosaur
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
- Any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds.
- Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.
- Something or someone that is very old or old-fashioned, or is not willing to change and adapt.
- Anything no longer in common use or practice.
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