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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