Dinosauria

Definition of Dinosauria

Di`no`sau´ri`a

n. pl.

1.

(Paleon.) An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus producing the large "bird tracks," so-called, of mesozoic sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See Illust. of Compsognathus, also Illustration of Dinosaur in Appendix.

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Dingthrift
Dingy
Dinichthys
Dining
dininghall
diningroom
Dink
Dinka
dinky
Dinmont
dinner
Dinnerless
Dinnerly
dinnertime
Dinoceras
Dinocerata
Dinoflagellata
dinoflagellate
Dinornis
Dinosaur
-Dinosauria-
Dinothere
Dinoxide
Dinsome
Dint
Dinumeration
Diocesan
Diocese
Diocesener
Diodon
Diodont
Dioecia
Dioecian
Dioeciously
Dioeciously hermaphrodite
Dioeciousness
Dioecism
dioestrous
Diogenes
Diogenes' crab
Diogenes' tub

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