Dinophile

Quick meaning: Dinophile is a noun meaning (informal) One who is keenly interested in dinosaurs.

Meaning

(informal) One who is keenly interested in dinosaurs.

Example Sentences

For the true dinophile, drive about 35 miles out of town to the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, where you'll find relics of more than 70 dinosaurs.

For what self-respecting dinophile would want to think of his favorite stock—the carnivorous lineage known as theropods—in undignified fashion, all covered with feathers?

Stephen Jay Gould, an admitted dinophile since childhood, examines Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park and our fascination with dinosaurs from a variety of perspectives, both scientific and cultural.

Word Forms

• dinophiles

Synonyms for dinophile

Depending on context, synonyms include dinomaniac.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dinosaurologist, dinosaurian, deinocheirid, dinosauromorph, diplodocid, dinosaur.

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