megalosaur

[meg-uh-luh-sawr]

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noun

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

megalosaur

/ ˈ��ɛɡə��əʊˌ��ɔː /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

megalosaurian adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of megalosaur¹

From the New Latin word Megalosaurus, dating back to 1835–45. See megalo-, -saur

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Word History and Origins

Origin of megalosaur¹

C19: from New Latin megalosaurus, from _megalo- + Greek sauros lizard

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The dinosaurs included carnivorous megalosaurs - ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex - and long necked herbivores that were up to three times bigger in size than an elephant.

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Paleontologists believe it was actually from a dinosaur, specifically a megalosaur.

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megalopteran -megaly

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