allosaur

[ al-uh-sawr ]

noun

a carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), from the late Jurassic Period of North America, that was about 30 feet (9 meters) long.

Origin of allosaur

<New Latin Allosaurus (1877). See allo-, -saur

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How to use allosaur in a sentence

The discovery, Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis, was a carcharodontosaur, or a “shark-toothed” dinosaur, a kind of allosaur characterized by its large size and serrated teeth.
New fossil reveals a fearsome shark-toothed dinosaur | Hannah Seo | September 9, 2021 | Popular-Science

British Dictionary definitions for allosaur

allosaur

allosaurus (ˌæləˈsɔːrəs)

/ (ˈæləˌsɔː) /

noun

any large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), common in North America in late Jurassic times: suborder Theropoda (theropods)

Origin of allosaur

C19: from allo- + -saur

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