dinosaur

Các nghĩa

1. khủng long (tuyệt chủng)

   Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.

   usually

   Despite what some cartoons portray, no humans were around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

2. khủng long (bao gồm cả chim)

   Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, including its sole surviving lineage: Neornithes.

3. khủng long

   Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

   broadly · informal · proscribed

   Pterosaurs, plesiosaurs, icthyosaurs — I don't know, they're all dinosaurs to me!

4. người lỗi thời, cổ hủ

   Someone or something that is very old or old-fashioned, especially someone who is not willing to change and adapt.

   colloquial · figuratively

   She may be a tough old bird, but it's a mistake to write her off as a dinosaur; you do so at your own risk.

5. thứ lỗi thời, không còn dùng

   Anything no longer in common use or practice.

   colloquial · figuratively

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• dinosaurs plural