allosaurus

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English[edit]

A rendering of a dinosaur
A rendering of Allosaurus fragilis

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “other, different”) + σαῦρος (saûros, “lizard”).

Noun[edit]

allosaurus (plural allosauri or allosauruses)

  1. A large, carnivorous dinosaur, of genus Allosaurus, that lived in the Jurassic period.

See also[edit]

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