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megalosaurian
meg·a·lo·saur
/
ˈmɛg
ə
ləˌsɔr
/
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meg
-
uh
-l
uh
-sawr
]
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noun
any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus
Megalosaurus,
of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
Origin:
1835–45;
<
Neo-Latin
Megalosaurus.
See
megalo-
,
-saur
Related forms
meg·a·lo·sau·ri·an,
adjective,
noun
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megalosaur
(ˈmɛɡələʊˌsɔː)
—
n
any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus
Megalosaurus,
common in Europe: suborder
Theropoda
(theropods)
[C19: from New Latin
megalosaurus,
from
megalo-
+ Greek
sauros
lizard]
megalo'saurian
—
adj
, —
n
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megalosaur
(ˈmɛɡələʊˌsɔː)
—
n
any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus
Megalosaurus,
common in Europe: suborder
Theropoda
(theropods)
[C19: from New Latin
megalosaurus,
from
megalo-
+ Greek
sauros
lizard]
megalo'saurian
—
adj
, —
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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