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What is a dinosaur?

What is a dinosaur? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct. [from c. 1840]
  2. (proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago.
  3. (figuratively, colloquial) A person or organisation that is very old, has very old-fashioned views, or is not willing to change and adapt.
  4. (figuratively, colloquial) Anything no longer in common use or practice.
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The williams Fork Formation preserves a diverse dinosaur fauna containing at least nine saurischian and five ornithischian species.
The Incisivosaurus specimen clears up where oviraptors fit into the dinosaur hierarchy, says Currie.
There are dinosaur shaped biscuits, and fairy cakes scattered with tiny, dinosaur shaped hundreds and thousands.
Everything from the smallest dino to the biggest predator seems to become an appetizer for some other species of dinosaur during the movie.
All of this leads the dinosaur kids on a wild adventure that culminates in a climactic confrontation on top of a volcano.
I still get invites but I feel like a dinosaur and a bit of a has-been now.

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