Megalosaurusn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈsɔːrəs/,

/ˌmɛɡl̩əˈsɔːrəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈsɔrəs/,

/ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈsɔrəs/

Inflections: Plural Megalosauri.

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

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

Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalosaurus < megalo- megalo- comb. form + -saurus -saurus comb. form.Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur to be given a scientific name. The word dinosaur itself was not coined until later (see dinosaur n.).

Palaeontology.

A genus of large, carnivorous, bipedal theropod dinosaurs known from Eurasian fossils of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods; (also megalosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.Valid publication: see quot. 1824¹.

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1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 298 Megalosaurus...An animal, apparently approaching the Monitor in its mode of dentition, &c., not yet described... Drawings have been made of the most essential parts of the animal, now in the Museum at Oxford.

1824 W. Buckland in Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. 1 391 In consideration..of the enormous magnitude which this saurian attains, I have ventured, in concurrence with my friend and fellow-labourer, the Rev. W. Conybeare, to assign to it the name of Megalosaurus.

1824 W. Buckland in Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. 1 392 The megalosaurus itself was probably an amphibious animal.

1844 D. T. Ansted Geol. I. 409 The Megalosaurus was a carnivorous reptile, closely allied to some existing lizards.

1884 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 127 334 In Ceratosaurus..These vertebræ show the diplosphenal articulation seen in Megalosaurus.

1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1125 The Megalosaurus of the Stonesfield Slate is estimated to have had a length of 25 feet, and to have weighed two or three tons.

1955 Advancem. Sci. 12 133/1 Several other British species of Megalosaurus have been described but few of these can be strictly contained within the genus to-day.

2001 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 25 Jan. 558/1 A sixty-metre long reconstruction of the trackway of the giant carnivorous dinosaur Megalosaurus is now permanently installed on the lawn in front of the University Museum.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megalosaurus
释义	Megalosaurusn. Brit. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈsɔːrəs/, /ˌmɛɡl̩əˈsɔːrəs/, U.S. /ˌmɛɡ(ə)loʊˈsɔrəs/, /ˌmɛɡ(ə)ləˈsɔrəs/ Inflections: Plural Megalosauri. Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Megalosaurus. Etymology: < scientific Latin Megalosaurus < megalo- megalo- comb. form + -saurus -saurus comb. form.Megalosaurus was the first dinosaur to be given a scientific name. The word dinosaur itself was not coined until later (see dinosaur n.). Palaeontology. A genus of large, carnivorous, bipedal theropod dinosaurs known from Eurasian fossils of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods; (also megalosaurus) a dinosaur of this genus.Valid publication: see quot. 1824¹. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > reptiles > extinct reptiles and dinosaurs > [noun] > Sauria > megalosaurus Megalosaurus1822 megalosaur1842 megalosaurian1854 megalosauroid1890 megalosaurid1922 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 298 Megalosaurus...An animal, apparently approaching the Monitor in its mode of dentition, &c., not yet described... Drawings have been made of the most essential parts of the animal, now in the Museum at Oxford. 1824 W. Buckland in Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. 1 391 In consideration..of the enormous magnitude which this saurian attains, I have ventured, in concurrence with my friend and fellow-labourer, the Rev. W. Conybeare, to assign to it the name of Megalosaurus. 1824 W. Buckland in Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. 1 392 The megalosaurus itself was probably an amphibious animal. 1844 D. T. Ansted Geol. I. 409 The Megalosaurus was a carnivorous reptile, closely allied to some existing lizards. 1884 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 127 334 In Ceratosaurus..These vertebræ show the diplosphenal articulation seen in Megalosaurus. 1903 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 4) II. 1125 The Megalosaurus of the Stonesfield Slate is estimated to have had a length of 25 feet, and to have weighed two or three tons. 1955 Advancem. Sci. 12 133/1 Several other British species of Megalosaurus have been described but few of these can be strictly contained within the genus to-day. 2001 Oxf. Univ. Gaz. 25 Jan. 558/1 A sixty-metre long reconstruction of the trackway of the giant carnivorous dinosaur Megalosaurus is now permanently installed on the lawn in front of the University Museum. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822
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