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megalosaur
[ meg-uh-luh-sawr ]
noun
- any gigantic carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods.
megalosaur
/ ˈɛɡəəʊˌɔː /
noun
- any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, common in Europe: suborder Theropoda (theropods)
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈܰ, adjectivenoun
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Other yvlog Forms
- a··۾· adjective noun
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of megalosaur1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of megalosaur1
C19: from New Latin megalosaurus, from megalo- + Greek sauros lizard
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The dinosaurs included carnivorous megalosaurs - ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex - and long necked herbivores that were up to three times bigger in size than an elephant.
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Paleontologists believe it was actually from a dinosaur, specifically a megalosaur.
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