dinophileとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

dinophile (複数形 dinophiles)

1. (informal) One who is keenly interested in dinosaurs.
   • 2002, Allen A. Debus & Diane E. Debus, Paleoimagery: The Evolution of Dinosaurs in Art, McFarland & Company (2002), ISBN 9780786412228, page 126:

     For what self-respecting dinophile would want to think of his favorite stock—the carnivorous lineage known as theropods—in undignified fashion, all covered with feathers?

   • 2002, Charles L. P. Silet, "Introduction", The Films of Steven Spielberg (ed. Charles L. P. Silet), Scarecrow Press (2002), ISBN 9781461672821, page xviii:

     Stephen Jay Gould, an admitted dinophile since childhood, examines Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel Jurassic Park and our fascination with dinosaurs from a variety of perspectives, both scientific and cultural.

   • 2012, Eric Peterson, Frommer's Utah, John Wiley & Sons (2012), ISBN 9781118086070, page 32:

     For the true dinophile, drive about 35 miles out of town to the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, where you'll find relics of more than 70 dinosaurs.

同意語

• dinomaniac