dino-
English
Alternative forms
- deino- (Etymology 1)
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”).
Prefix
dino-
- (biology) Used for presumably fearfully large or dangerous animals or animal parts.
- dinosaur, dinoceratan, dinopid
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek δῖνος (dînos, “whirling, rotation”).
Prefix
dino-
- Relating to rotation or dizziness.
- scotodinia, dinic
- (biology) Relating to dinoflagellates.
Derived terms
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Anagrams
- Dion, Indo-, NOID, Odin, do in, doin, doin', indo, nido-, nodi