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单词 megalosaurus
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Definition of megalosaurus in English:

megalosaurus

nounˌmɛɡ(ə)lə(ʊ)ˈsɔːrəs
  • A large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur of the mid Jurassic period, whose remains have been found only in England.

    Genus Megalosaurus, suborder Theropoda, order Saurischia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • 'Iguanodons grew to five metres tall, while megalosauruses grew even taller, to eight metres,’ she said.
    • Clearly the megalosaurus in the opening passage of Bleak House is a flight of hyperbolic fancy (inspired, I would guess, by the papier-mâché dinosaurs constructed for the Crystal Palace Exhibition, a couple of years earlier).
    • The discovery of the megalosaurus near Minchinhampton happened years before the word ‘dinosaur’ had even been coined.

Origin

Modern Latin, from megalo- 'great' + Greek sauros 'lizard'.

Rhymes

brachiosaurus, brontosaurus, canorous, chorus, Epidaurus, giganotosaurus, Horus, pelorus, porous, sorus, stegosaurus, Taurus, thesaurus, torus, tyrannosaurus
 
 
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