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

Anagrams

• noid, indo, doin', Indo, Dion, Odin, doin, Noid, doni, do in, Indo-, nido-, nodi, NOID