tyrannosaurus
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tyrannosaurus
C19: from New Latin, from Greek turannos tyrant + sauros lizard
Example Sentences
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Nicolas Cage reportedly purchased a tyrannosaurus skull for more than £185,000 in 2007 after a bidding war with Leonardo DiCaprio, though he returned it after it emerged that it had been stolen.
From BBC • May 30, 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
This means that a wide range of iconic dinosaurs were warm-blooded: Velociraptors and tyrannosaurus rexes were theropods, pterodactyls and so-called "monkeydactyls" were pterosaurs, triceratopses and stegosauruses were ornithischia, and brontosauruses and brachiosauruses were sauropods.
From Salon • May 29, 2022
As it moved through the toppled trees and standing brush, it mimicked the sound of a tyrannosaurus rex making its way through the jungle in a “Jurassic Park” movie.
From Washington Times • Jul. 18, 2020
Stella gave the tyrannosaurus one mighty shake and let go, reaching down to snap Riker up in her beak as the dino fell away with a yelp.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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