ty·ran·no·saur (t -r n  -sôr , t -) also ty·ran·no·saur·us (t-rn-sôrs, t-)n. A very large carnivorous dinosaur of the Upper Cretaceous Period of North America, characterized by small forelimbs and a large head. [New Latin Tyrannosaurus, genus name : Greek turannos, tyrant + Greek sauros, lizard.] |
tyrannosaurus [tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs], tyrannosaur [tɪˈrænəˌsɔː]
n
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Tyrannosaurus, common in North America in upper Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
[from New Latin, from Greek turannos tyrant + sauros lizard]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  tyrannosaurus - large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North Americabird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur - any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs genus Tyrannosaurus - includes a single species |
Translations
tyrannosaurus (rex)
n → Tyrannosaurus rex m
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