TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Dictionary entry overview: What does Tyrannosaurus rex mean? • TYRANNOSAURUS REX (noun)
The noun TYRANNOSAURUS REX has 1 sense:
1. large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
Familiarity information: TYRANNOSAURUS REX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TYRANNOSAURUS REX (noun)
Meaning:
Large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having enormous teeth with knifelike serrations; may have been a scavenger rather than an active predator; later Cretaceous period in North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
tyrannosaur; tyrannosaurus; Tyrannosaurus rex
Hypernyms ("Tyrannosaurus rex" 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 ("Tyrannosaurus rex" is a member of...):
genus Tyrannosaurus (includes a single species)
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