megalosaur

megalosaur

(ˈmɛɡələʊˌsɔː)

n

(Palaeontology) any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, common in Europe: suborder Theropoda (theropods)

[C19: from New Latin megalosaurus, from megalo- + Greek sauros lizard]

ˌmegaloˈsaurian adj, n

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meg•a•lo•saur

(ˈmɛg ə ləˌsɔr)

n.

any huge carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.

[1835–45; < New Latin Megalosaurus. See megalo-, -saur]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

megalosaur - gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europe megalosaurus bird-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 Megalosaurus - type genus of the Megalosauridae

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