tyrannosaurus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tyrannosaurus
C19: from New Latin, from Greek turannos tyrant + sauros lizard
Example Sentences
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It lived between 100 and 120 million years ago - around 40 million years earlier than the tyrannosaurus rex - and is about twice the size of that creature.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
While Chris Pratt may have been a fount of charisma in the early 2010s, his well dried up by the time he ever got in front of a green-screened tyrannosaurus.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2025
“And it doesn’t get any more diagnostic than that, seeing these giant tyrannosaurus teeth starring back at you.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Earlier this year, the United States returned dinosaur fossils taken out of Mongolia, including the skull of an alioramus, a smaller version of a tyrannosaurus rex that lived 70 million years ago.
From Reuters ● Nov. 20, 2023
The tyrannosaurus spun, snapping at Magdalys as she scurried up toward Riker.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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