dino

noun

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

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The seventh entry in the dino franchise is eyeing $38.7 million across the three-day frame, which would be down 58% from its Friday-to-Sunday total a week ago. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 12 July 2025 Recently, what seemed like an insignificant blip on an X-ray has revealed an exciting new facet of dino physiology. Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2025 Hovering around it all is the pending debut of the park’s latest attraction: the Indominus rex, a dinosaur genetically engineered from other dinos’ DNA by Dr. Henry Wu (B.D. Wong), and which can both camouflage itself and mask its heat signature. Will Harris, EW.com, 27 June 2025 Look for four additional Dilophosaurus figures — those mid-size dinos with ornate, skull-like fans surrounding their head — throughout the ride. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dino

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 21 Jul. 2025.

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