Standard Lemma guide
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Used for presumably fearfully large or dangerous animals or animal parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Relating to rotation or dizziness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Relating to dinoflagellates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek δεινός (deinós, “terrible, awesome, mighty, fearfully great”).
From Ancient Greek δίνη (dínē, “whirling, rotation”).
