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megalosaurian

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meg⋅a⋅lo⋅saur

  [meg-uh-luh-sawr]
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–noun
any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
Origin:
1835–45; < NL Megalosaurus. See megalo-, -saur

Related forms:
meg⋅a⋅lo⋅sau⋅ri⋅an, adjective, noun
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meg·a·lo·saur   (měg'ə-lə-sôr')   
n.  A large carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus of the Jurassic Period.

[New Latin Megalosaurus, genus name : megalo- + Greek sauros, lizard.]
meg'a·lo·sau'ri·an adj. & n.
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