dino

noun

di·​no ˈdī-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce dino (audio)
plural dinos

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In theaters June 27 18 of 31 Jurassic World Rebirth Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey must infiltrate the original Jurassic Park facility on a remote island housing the franchise’s biggest dinos yet. Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025 New research adds to a growing body of evidence that, in fact, dinos were doing just fine before the deadly strike. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 There’s a new flying type of dino and pterodactyls galore. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025 Mattel’s Jurassic World toy line is a reliable money maker, with its dino sales sometimes outpacing its Star Wars toys. Catherine Baab-Muguira, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dino

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dino was in 1936

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“Dino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dino. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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