allosaurus

1. 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.

Example Sentences

I still remember being wowed by a stegosaurus trying to fend off an allosaurus and being sad about a T. rex that died trying to protect her babies.

From Los Angeles Times

But their study further supports their theory that sauropod carrion played a significant role in feeding the dinosaur kingdom, and that allosaurus were in fact cannibals.

From Salon

It’s mounted in the Dinosaur Hall alongside the bones of an allosaurus, a contemporary predator.

From Los Angeles Times

He definitely did not lead an expedition that uncovered an allosaurus skull.

From Salon

Ms. Walter also appeared on “Law & Order,” “Touched by an Angel,” “One Life to Live,” “Murder, She Wrote,” “The Love Boat” and “Mannix” and voiced an anthropomorphic allosaurus on the puppet sitcom “Dinosaurs.”

From Washington Post