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ALLOSAURUS

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

• ALLOSAURUS (noun)

Sense 1

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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)

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