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ダイノソー

also: ダイノソア · ディノサウル

Meanings

1

noun

dinosaur

General term for dinosaurs; used in both scientific and everyday contexts.

子こ供どもたちは博はく物ぶつ館かんでダイノソーの骨こっ格かくを見みて興こう奮ふんした。
The children were excited to see the dinosaur skeleton at the museum.

Written forms

ダイノソア
Alternate katakana spelling, less common.
ディノサウル
Rare katakana spelling closer to English pronunciation; seldom used.

Similar words

恐きょう竜りゅう
恐竜 is the native Japanese word for dinosaur, more formal and commonly used in scientific contexts, while ダイノソー is a casual loanword.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'dinosaur', ultimately from Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, 'terrible') + σαῦρος (saûros, 'lizard').