dinosaurlike
Resembling ancient reptiles
Resembling or characteristic of dinosaurs—the giant reptiles that dominated Earth until their extinction 65 million years ago.
The word usually describes something massive, lumbering, or obsolete: The dinosaurlike machinery dated from the factory's founding.
It can also describe physical features reminiscent of the creatures: dinosaurlike claws, a dinosaurlike stance.
Plates or weighing devices
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
- crocodilianOrder of large reptiles
saurian · leathery · clawed · fanged · armored · horned · crested · spiny
Existing from the start
- antediluvianExtremely old or obsolete
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- bygoneOf earlier times
ancient · olden · time-honored · venerable · age-old · hoary · mythical · legendary
Extremely large in scale
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- immenseExtremely large in scope
towering · monstrous · gargantuan · behemoth · mammoth · lumbering · thundering · hulking
Study of ancient organisms
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- remainsContinues in place
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
amber · dig · discovery · fossilized · imprint · petrified · sediment · specimen
Last Mesozoic period
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
- ice ageEra of massive glaciation
- primordialExisting from the start
- prehistoric creatureAnimal from ancient eras
pterodactyl · plesiosaur · archaeopteryx · velociraptor · tyrannosaurus · brontosaurus · triceratops · stegosaurus
scales
Plates or weighing devices
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- cold-bloodedUnfeeling or externally heated
- lizardFour-legged scaled reptile
crocodilian · saurian · leathery · clawed · fanged · armored · horned · crested · spiny · ectothermic
primordial
Existing from the start
- antediluvianExtremely old or obsolete
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
bygone · ancient · olden · time-honored · venerable · age-old · hoary · mythical · legendary · timeless
colossal
Extremely large in scale
immense · towering · monstrous · gargantuan · behemoth · mammoth · lumbering · thundering · hulking · tremendous
paleontology
Study of ancient organisms
- bonesRigid internal support structure
- excavationAct of unearthing
- remainsContinues in place
skeleton · amber · dig · discovery · fossilized · imprint · petrified · sediment · specimen · museum
cretaceous
Last Mesozoic period
- megafaunaSpecies over 44 kilograms
- ice ageEra of massive glaciation
- primordialExisting from the start
prehistoric creature · pterodactyl · plesiosaur · archaeopteryx · velociraptor · tyrannosaurus · brontosaurus · triceratops · stegosaurus
vanished
Disappeared from sight
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
- lostUnable to navigate
- defunctNo longer existing
bygone · perished · wiped out · dodo · nonexistent · obsolete · relic · outdated · outmoded · dying out
dinosaurlikemammalian
Of the nursing class
mammal-like · birdlike · avian · furry · insectlike
dinosaurlikemodern
Of recent times
contemporary · futuristic · evolved · advanced · present-day