allosaurn.

Brit.

/ˈaləsɔː/, U.S.

/ˈæləˌsɔr/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Allosaurus.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Allosaurus Allosaurus n.: see -saur comb. form. Compare French allosaure (1886 or earlier).

Palaeontology.

A dinosaur of the genus Allosaurus or the family Allosauridae; an allosaurus (cf. Allosaurus n.).

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1915 W. T. Lee et al. Guidebk. Western U.S. Pt. B: Overland Route 54/1 The allosaur was a most powerful animal, and skeletons over 20 feet long have been found.

1949 R. C. Moore Introd. Hist. Geol. xvi. 383 The tyrannosaur is not merely a larger, more ferocious edition of the allosaur.

1989 Guinness Bk. Rec. 1988 43/1 Some of the allosaurs..of North America, Africa, Australia and China also reached exceptional sizes.

2003 S. North Bones to Pick iii. 47 The sharp-toothed jaws of an allosaur crushed the bones of captosaur, a hapless vegetarian.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	allosaur
释义	allosaurn. Brit. /ˈaləsɔː/, U.S. /ˈæləˌsɔr/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Allosaurus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Allosaurus Allosaurus n.: see -saur comb. form. Compare French allosaure (1886 or earlier). Palaeontology. A dinosaur of the genus Allosaurus or the family Allosauridae; an allosaurus (cf. Allosaurus n.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > order Saurischia > member of order Theropoda > genus Allosaurus > member of allosaur1915 Allosaurus1917 1915 W. T. Lee et al. Guidebk. Western U.S. Pt. B: Overland Route 54/1 The allosaur was a most powerful animal, and skeletons over 20 feet long have been found. 1949 R. C. Moore Introd. Hist. Geol. xvi. 383 The tyrannosaur is not merely a larger, more ferocious edition of the allosaur. 1989 Guinness Bk. Rec. 1988 43/1 Some of the allosaurs..of North America, Africa, Australia and China also reached exceptional sizes. 2003 S. North Bones to Pick iii. 47 The sharp-toothed jaws of an allosaur crushed the bones of captosaur, a hapless vegetarian. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1915
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