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ALLOSAURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allosaurus mean?
• ALLOSAURUS (noun)
The noun ALLOSAURUS has 1 sense:
1. late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
Familiarity information: ALLOSAURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
allosaur; allosaurus
Hypernyms ("allosaurus" is a kind of...):
bird-footed dinosaur; theropod; theropod dinosaur (any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs)
Holonyms ("allosaurus" is a member of...):
genus Allosaurus; genus Antrodemus (carnivorous dinosaur of North America; late Jurassic)
Context examples
Personally, I should pronounce for allosaurus.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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