Dinosaur,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dinosaur \Di"no*saur\, Dinosaurian \Di`no*sau"ri*an\, n. [Gr. ?
     terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)
     One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and
     {deinosaurian}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dinosaur
       n : any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic
           era

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  78 Moby Thesaurus words for "dinosaur":
     alligator, ammonite, ankylosaur, archaeohippus, archaeotherium,
     archelon, arthrodiran, aurochs, bothriolepis, brachiosaur,
     brontops, brontothere, coccostean, coelodont, compsognathus,
     coryphodon, cotylosaur, creodont, crocodile, crocodilian,
     crossopterygian, cynodictis, diatryma, dimetrodon, dinichthyid,
     dinothere, diplodocus, duck-billed dinosaur, edaphosaurid,
     elasmosaur, elephant, eryopsid, eurypterid, gator, giant sloth,
     glyptodont, hadrosaur, hippo, hippopotamus, jumbo, leviathan,
     lizard, mammoth, mastodon, monster, palaeodictyopteron,
     palaeoniscid, palaeophis, palaeosaur, palaeospondylus, pelycosaur,
     phytosaur, plesiosaur, protoceratops, protylopus, pteranodon,
     pteraspid, pterichthys, pterodactyl, pterosaur, reptile, reptilian,
     saurian, sauropod, scelidosaur, smilodon, terrapin, titanosaur,
     tortoise, trachodon, triceratops, trilobite, turtle, tyrannosaur,
     uintathere, urus, whale, woolly mammoth
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  dinosaur n. 1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special
     power. Used especially of old minis and mainframes, in contrast with
     newer microprocessor-based machines. In a famous quote from the 1988
     Unix EXPO, Bill Joy compared the liquid-cooled mainframe in the massive
     IBM display with a grazing dinosaur "with a truck outside pumping its
     bodily fluids through it". IBM was not amused. Compare {big iron}; see
     also {mainframe}. 2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a {zipperhead}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  dinosaur
       
          1. Any hardware requiring raised flooring and special power.
          Used especially of old {minicomputer}s and {mainframe}s, in
          contrast with newer {microprocessor}-based machines.
       
          In a famous quote from the 1988 Unix EXPO, {Bill Joy} compared
          the liquid-cooled mainframe in the massive {IBM} display with
          a grazing dinosaur "with a truck outside pumping its bodily
          fluids through it".  IBM was not amused.
       
          Compare {big iron}; see also {dinosaurs mating}.
       
          2. [IBM] A very conservative user; a {zipperhead}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Dinosaur, CO (town, FIPS 20495)
    Location: 40.24156 N, 109.00804 W
    Population (1990): 324 (157 housing units)
    Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 81610

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Dinosaur, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
     Population (2000):    319
     Housing Units (2000): 156
     Land area (2000):     0.795669 sq. miles (2.060772 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.795669 sq. miles (2.060772 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            20495
     Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
     Location:             40.241560 N, 109.008747 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     81610
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Dinosaur, CO
      Dinosaur