tyrannosaurus
tyrannosaur (tɪˈrænəˌsɔː)
/ (tɪˌrænəˈsɔːrəs) /
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noun
any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Tyrannosaurus, common in North America in upper Jurassic and Cretaceous times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
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Word Origin for tyrannosaurus
C19: from New Latin, from Greek turannos tyrant + sauros lizard
Words nearby tyrannosaurus
tyramine, tyrannical, tyrannicide, tyrannize, tyrannosaur, tyrannosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, tyrannous, tyrannulet, tyranny, tyrant
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