"dinosaurus" meaning in Latin

See dinosaurus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /diː.noˈsau̯.rus/ [Classical-Latin], [d̪iːnɔˈs̠äu̯rʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /di.noˈsau̯.rus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [d̪inoˈs̬äːu̯rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Modern coinage from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|δεινός||terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great}} Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) Head templates: {{la-noun|dīnosaurus<2>}} dīnosaurus m (genitive dīnosaurī); second declension, {{tlb|la|New Latin}} (New Latin) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|dīnosaurus<2>}} Forms: dīnosaurus [canonical, masculine], dīnosaurī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], dīnosaurus [nominative, singular], dīnosaurī [nominative, plural], dīnosaurī [genitive, singular], dīnosaurōrum [genitive, plural], dīnosaurō [dative, singular], dīnosaurīs [dative, plural], dīnosaurum [accusative, singular], dīnosaurōs [accusative, plural], dīnosaurō [ablative, singular], dīnosaurīs [ablative, plural], dīnosaure [singular, vocative], dīnosaurī [plural, vocative]
  1. (New Latin, sciences) any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct. Tags: New-Latin, declension-2 Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-dinosaurus-la-name-uD~OFJz4 Categories (other): New Latin, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, New Latin Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 3 19 4 6 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 14 3 4 36 41 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 66 34 Disambiguation of New Latin: 96 4 Topics: sciences
  2. (colloquial) any member of the clade Dinosauria other than birds. Tags: New-Latin, colloquial, declension-2
    Sense id: en-dinosaurus-la-name-LmfKIu5D Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 3 19 4 6 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 14 3 4 36 41 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
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