allosaurus

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allosaur

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Any of various carnivorous dinosaurs of the genus Allosaurus of the late Jurassic and early Cretaceous Periods. Allosaurs were similar to but smaller than tyrannosaurs.

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How to use allosaurus in a sentence

Immediately Nelson swiftly sighted at the other eye and fired, just as the allosaurus' shadow filled the threshold.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931|Various
When alive it was probably about half the bulk of the Allosaurus mentioned above.
Extinct Monsters|H. N. Hutchinson
As compared with its predecessor Allosaurus, the Tyrannosaurus is much more massively proportioned throughout.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew
It was very closely related to the American Allosaurus and unquestionably similar in appearance and habits.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew

Some such type of skin as this, in default of better evidence, we may ascribe to the Allosaurus.
Dinosaurs|William Diller Matthew