tyrannosaurus

ty·ran·no·saur  (t-rn-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.

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[New Latin Tyrannosaurus, genus name : Greek turannos, tyrant + Greek sauros, lizard.]

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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]

Thesaurus

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 America tyrannosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex 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 Tyrannosaurus - includes a single species

Translations

tyrannosaurus (rex)

n → Tyrannosaurus rex m