dino-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dino"

English

Alternative forms

  • deino- (Etymology 1)

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”).

Prefix

dino-

  1. (biology) Used for presumably fearfully large or dangerous animals or animal parts.
    dinosaur, dinoceratan, dinopid
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with dino-
dinoceras
dinopid
scotodinia
dinotherium

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek δίνη (dínē, “whirling, rotation”).

Prefix

dino-

  2. Relating to rotation or dizziness.
    scotodinia, dinic, dinophobia
  3. (biology) Relating to dinoflagellates.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with dino- (rotation)
dinoflagellate
dinokaryote
dinokont
dinomastigote
dinophycean
dinophyte
dinospore

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