tyrannosaurus

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Definition of tyrannosaurus in English English dictionary

A large carnivorous dinosaur, of the genus Tyrannosaurus, found in North America during the Cretaceous period

{i} large meat-eating bipedal dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period

a very large flesh-eating dinosaur (tyrannos ( TYRANT) + sauros )

Related Terms

Tyrannosaurus rex

a giant carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Cretaceous period

Tyrannosaurus rex

large meat-eating dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period

genus tyrannosaurus

includes a single species

Hyphenation

ty·ran·no·saur·us

Turkish pronunciation

tîränısôrıs

Pronunciation

/təranəˈsôrəs/ /tɪrænəˈsɔːrəs/

Etymology

[ t&-"ra-n&-'sor-&s, ] (noun.) 1905. From Ancient Greek τύραννος (turannos, “tyrant”) + σαῦρος (sauros, “lizard”).