tyrannosaur (redirected from tyrannosauruses)

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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tyrannosaur  (t-rn-sôr)

Any of various very large carnivorous dinosaurs of the genus Tyrannosaurus and related genera of the Cretaceous Period. Tyrannosaurs had very small forelimbs and a large head with sharp teeth. They walked on two legs, probably bent forward with their long tail stretched out as a counterbalance. Tyrannosaurs were theropods and probably distantly related to birds. The largest species, T. rex, grew to lengths of 14.3 m (47 ft) or more and may have been the largest land predator that ever lived.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tyrannosaur - 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 tyrannosaurus, 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

tyrannosaur

n → Tyrannosaurier m