‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; terrible + &unr_; fish. ] (Paleon.) A genus of large extinct Devonian ganoid fishes. In some parts of Ohio remains of the Dinichthys are abundant, indicating animals twenty feet in length. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & a. from Dine, a. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Used either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, dining hall or dining-hall, dining room, dining table, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]