"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
    Sense id: en-dino--en-prefix-vzdP~NiE Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deino- (alt: Etymology 1)
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek δίνη (dínē, “whirling, rotation”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|δίνη||whirling, rotation}} Ancient Greek δίνη (dínē, “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-en:rotation
  2. (biology) Relating to dinoflagellates. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-dino--en-prefix-CZRdHl1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 9 60 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 31 2 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 8 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 1 73 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: deino- (alt: Etymology 1)
Etymology number: 2
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