"dino-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δεινός||terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great}} Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} dino-, {{en-prefix}} dino-
  1. (biology) Used for presumably fearfully large or dangerous animals or animal parts. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: deino- (alt: Etymology 1)
    Sense id: en-dino--en-prefix-vzdP~NiE Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δῖνος (dînos, “whirling, rotation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δῖνος||whirling, rotation}} Ancient Greek δῖνος (dînos, “whirling, rotation”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} dino-, {{en-prefix}} dino-
  1. Relating to rotation or dizziness. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-dino--en-prefix-pZy0-iiu
  2. (biology) Relating to dinoflagellates. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-dino--en-prefix-CZRdHl1h Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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