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dinosaur

Definition

  • noun: one of many reptiles that lived on Earth millions of years ago
  • noun: any of a group (Dinosauria) of extinct often very large chiefly terrestrial carnivorous or herbivorous reptiles of the Mesozoic era
  • synonyms: fossil, old fart, dinosaurian

Examples

  • The character she plays is a 'dinosaur'—a former beauty queen who is living in the past.

  • The old factory is now a rusting 'dinosaur'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...but we don't know who received them. The database was wiped minutes ago. Really? Did you check Walker's personal records? You don't know Walker, John. He was a dinosaur. Oh, shit. Listen. Carol, I got to check something out. We'll see you outside. I don't believe it. (..)
    2013 White House Down