megalosaur

megalosaur

(ˈmɛɡələʊˌsɔː) n (Palaeontology) any very large Jurassic or Cretaceous bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, common in Europe: suborder Theropoda (theropods)[C19: from New Latin megalosaurus, from megalo- + Greek sauros lizard] ˌmegaloˈsaurian adj, n

meg•a•lo•saur

(ˈmɛg ə ləˌsɔr)

n. any huge carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Megalosaurus, of the Jurassic and early Cretaceous periods. [1835–45; < New Latin Megalosaurus. See megalo-, -saur]

Thesaurus

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megalosaur - gigantic carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous in Europemegalosaurusbird-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 legsgenus Megalosaurus - type genus of the Megalosauridae