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dinosaur
Prehistoric reptiles that dominated the Earth during the Mesozoic Era.
恐竜の化石が見つかった。
A dinosaur fossil was found.
子供は恐竜が大好きだ。
Children love dinosaurs.
恐竜は約6600万年前に絶滅したと考えられている。
Dinosaurs are thought to have gone extinct approximately 66 million years ago.
恐竜 literally means "fearsome dragon" (恐 = fear + 竜 = dragon). This is the standard word for all types of dinosaurs.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 恐竜の化石: dinosaur fossil
- 恐竜の骨: dinosaur bone
- 恐竜博物館: dinosaur museum
- 恐竜が絶滅する: dinosaurs go extinct
- 恐竜時代: age of dinosaurs
- 肉食恐竜: carnivorous dinosaur
- 草食恐竜: herbivorous dinosaur
CULTURE:
福井県勝山市 is Japan's most famous dinosaur fossil site. The 福井県立恐竜博物館 is one of the world's leading dinosaur museums. Dinosaurs are extremely popular with Japanese children, and 恐竜展 (dinosaur exhibitions) draw large crowds.