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DINOSAUR
Definition of DINOSAUR
noun
Those animals of the clade Dinosauria that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.
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Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard, reptile”). Coined as Dinosaur(s) and Dinosauria by paleontologist Richard Owen in 1841/1842.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,672)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DINOSAUR in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 79 boards so far. 188 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 5, 26 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First found by a player on Day 5, 26 May 2026.
Built from these letters
DINOSAUR starts with D and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read ADINORSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start DINOSA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 5
Could you have found DINOSAUR?
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