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dinosaur

[dahy-nuh-sawr] / ˈdaɪ nəˌsɔr /




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"Maybe it was a juvenile dinosaur, or maybe it was a genuinely small one - one that was actually bucking the trend for the rest of the group as a smaller adult," explained Barrett.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

This dinosaur would have lived 82 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period when Antarctica was very different from how it is today.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The dinosaur nugs are essentially a shortcut, saving you time and effort on prepping and cooking the chicken yourself.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Another took three of Bergstrom’s 1-ounce gold dinosaur coins, mintage of 50, for $19,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

From what little is known now, it is thought to have belonged to a hadrosaur, a large duck-billed dinosaur.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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