dinosaur
noun/ˈdaɪnəsɔr/
Frequency rank: #5,542 most common English word
Meaning
a large reptile that lived on Earth millions of years ago and is now extinct.
Example sentence
The museum's most popular exhibit features dinosaur bones that are millions of years old.
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